Books by G. Douglas Atkins

Addresses the state of scholarly and critical writing as Atkins argues for a criticism that is at once theoretically informed and personal. The revitalised critical writing he advocates may entail a return to the essay, the form that is now enjoying a resurgence of popularity and excellence.

This accessible, informed, and engaging book offers fresh, new avenues into Keats's poems and letters, including a valuable introduction to "the responsible poet." Focusing on Keats's sense of responsibility to truth, poetry, and the reader, G.

Written for both specialist and non-specialist, this book examines T. S. Eliot's treatments of putting-in-other-words, including the necessity of putting ancient truth in 'new verse.' By means of fresh new readings of Ash-Wednesday and Four Quartets, G. Douglas Atkins carries his exploration of Eliot's religious thinking into bold new territory.

Contains readings of more than twenty-five major essays, explaining how we can appreciate and understand what this literary form reveals about the ""art of living."" This book offers advice on the demands that essays make and the opportunities that they offer, especially for college courses.

An explanation of Geoffrey Hartman's ideas, this book places his work in the contexts of romanticism and Judaism and offers an introduction to his theories. The author has also written "The Faith of John Dryden" and "Quests of Difference: Reading Pope's Poems".