If the judges hoped to change the literary world's perceptions about genre fiction, they ought to have chosen a better novel than Bauer's Snap.
Jenny Bhatt recommends it: "They covered genre vs literary fiction, certain perceptions around reading for improvement, their books, movies, and much more".
Subsequent books are: The Reach of Criticism: Method and Perception in Literary Theory (Yale, 1984), William Empson: Prophet Against Sacrifice (Routledge, 1990), A Defense of Poetry: Essays on the Occasion of Writing (Stanford, 1996), The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (ed.; Bedford-St. Martins, 1999), and Wordsworth and the Poetry of What We Are (Yale Studies in English, 2008).
His publications include The Poet's Calling in the English Ode, for which he was awarded the Melville Cane Award; The Reach of Criticism: Method and Perception in Literary Theory; William Empson: Prophet Against Sacrifice; A Defense of Poetry: Essays on the Occasion of Writing; and Wordsworth and the Poetry of What We Are.
The mastery of literary analysis develops sharper perception, broader understanding, better judgment and more resilient character.
The narrative current that surges through Writing on Water carries with it a rich suspension of voices, perceptions, and literary forms.
"I am an Epicurean literary critic, reliant upon sensations, perceptions, impressions," he wrote.
Ms. Abinader was more optimistic about the potential for the literary initiative to change foreign perceptions.
One surprising element of "A House of My Own" is the author's openness about her struggles before and after her literary success, shattering any romanticized perceptions her readers might have about her fame or fortune.
Perhaps another reason the win was unexpected has to do with changing perceptions of what constitutes literary fiction.
