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Adam Kirsch
Adam Kirsch
Books by Adam Kirsch
The Modern Element: Essays on Contemporary Poetry
Hardback, 2008
A collection of bold, insightful, and controversial essays by “a poetry critic of the very first order” (New York Times).
Rocket and Lightship: Essays on Literature and Ideas
Hardback, 2015
Essays from a "great poet-critic-intellectual" (Daily Beast).
The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature
Paperback, 2017
An accessible introduction to the classics of Jewish literature, from the Bible to modern times, by "one of America’s finest literary critics" (Wall Street Journal).
The Blessing and the Curse: The Jewish People and Their Books in the Twentieth Century
Hardback, 2020
An erudite and accessible survey of Jewish life and culture in the twentieth century, as reflected in seminal texts.
The Blessing and the Curse: The Jewish People and Their Books in the Twentieth Century
Paperback, 2021
An erudite and accessible survey of Jewish life and culture in the twentieth century, as reflected in seminal texts.
The Modern Element: Essays on Contemporary Poetry
E Book, 2013
A collection of bold, insightful, and controversial essays by “a poetry critic of the very first order” (New York Times).
Rocket and Lightship: Essays on Literature and Ideas
E Book, 2014
Essays from a "great poet-critic-intellectual" (Daily Beast).
The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature
E Book, 2016
An accessible introduction to the classics of Jewish literature, from the Bible to modern times, by "one of America’s finest literary critics" (Wall Street Journal).
The Blessing and the Curse: The Jewish People and Their Books in the Twentieth Century
E Book, 2020
An erudite and accessible survey of Jewish life and culture in the twentieth century, as reflected in seminal texts.
The Wounded Surgeon: Confessions and Transformations in Six American Poets
Paperback, 2005
"One of the most promising young poet-critics in America" (Los Angeles Times) examines a revolutionary generation of poets.