I n 1993, in an essay published in the Annual Review of Sociology, the sociologist Wendy Griswold suggested that “the sociology of literature was more like a field of flowers than a field of battle.” ...

Anna Wilson is an Assistant Professor of English. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. FM: In both your scholarly research and your teaching career, you have explored the ...

I WANT to talk about the historical interpretation of literature — that is, about the interpretation of literature in its social, economic, and political aspects. To begin with, it will be worth while ...