Denis Donoghue holds the Henry James Chair in English and American Letters at New York University. His most recent book is Irish Essays (2011). Update your account password & emailSubscribe to Commonweal
Article An Ambiguous Character Michael Wood’s book on William Empson is as all such books should be: an introduction, continuously helpful, never boring By Denis Donoghue January 11, 2018 Books Poetry
Article Grief Detained Barnes's broodings are intelligent, often eloquent, and just to the elegiac occasion. But Barnes is also sometimes hard. By Denis Donoghue January 27, 2014 Books
Article The Banality of Eagleton By Denis Donoghue May 31, 2010 Books Bioethics Death and Dying End-of-life Issues Ethics Foreign Affairs Social Justice Spirituality