2000 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Winner and Nominees

Quarrel & Quandary

Cynthia Ozick

In this collection of essays, Cynthia Ozick, everywhere acclaimed as a critic, novelist, and storyteller, examines some of the world’s most illustrious writers and their work, tackles compelling contemporary literary and moral issues, and looks into the we…

A Poetry of Two Minds

Sherod Santos

Critical Entertainments: Music Old and New

Charles Rosen

From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to Present

Jacques Barzun

Passionate Minds

Claudia Roth Pierpont