An examination of some enigmatic passages and episodes in the gospels.

Frank Kermode is one of the pre-eminent practitioners of the art of criticism in the English speaking world. It has been his distinction to make a virtue – as

This book is a record of Kermode's "error," his wandering through literature past and present. He notes that "in thirty-odd years I have written several hundred

Bonds between brothers and sisters are among the longest lasting and most emotionally significant of human relationships. But while 45 percent of adults struggl

Frank Kermode attempts to determine the criteria for classical literature through an analysis of the social and intellectual importance of great works of the pa