Stetson’s Reviews > Critics, Monsters, Fanatics, and Other Literary Essays > Status Update

The first essay is the piece that 90% of lit critics produce. The worry about the status of the novel, the nature of literary prestige, and the related history of literary ideas/the purpose of literature. I love these essays but they're never rigorous. It's interesting they all agree for the most part among different critics. Few will argue we're in a robust lit culture in the novel's heyday.