1986 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Winner
![Less Than One: Selected Essays](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581045672-7342-image-3.jpg)
Less Than One: Selected Essays
Joseph Brodsky
Genius . . . bringing ardent intelligence to bear upon poetry, politics and autobiography’ Seamus Heaney Essayist and poet Joseph Brodsky was one of the most penetrating voices of the twentieth century. This prize-winning collection of his diverse essays …
1986 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Shortlist
![A History of Modern Criticism: 1750-1950: Vols. 5 & 6](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/no-image-1-image-3.jpg)
A History of Modern Criticism: 1750-1950: Vols. 5 & 6
René Wellek
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Bohemian Paris: Culture, Politics and Boundaries of Bourgeois Life
Jerrold Siegel
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The Frenzy of Renown: Fame and Its History
Leo Braudy
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