Berfrois

Literary Criticism

‘We should stop stirring Walter Benjamin’s intricately brilliant but almost entirely false theories into theoretical blancmange’

The defeat of New Criticism: French invasion or Civil War?

‘Interpol 22019-1.7: The Head of the Hatra Apollo’ by Peter Spagnuolo
Poem: ‘Interpol 22019-1.7: The Head of the Hatra Apollo’ by Peter Spagnuolo
‘Snow White’ by Antonya Nelson
Short story: ‘Snow White’ by Antonya Nelson
The Grayest Generation
Photo essay: The Grayest Generation
Patrick Chappatte: The Power of Cartoons
Video: Patrick Chappatte: The Power of Cartoons
Bethany McLean reads from ‘All The Devils Are Here’
Podcast: Bethany McLean reads from ‘All The Devils Are Here’
‘A Week at the Airport’ by Alain De Botton
Book excerpt: ‘A Week at the Airport’ by Alain De Botton