1986 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Winner

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
René Wellek

Bohemian Paris: Culture, Politics and Boundaries of Bourgeois Life
Jerrold Siegel

The Frenzy of Renown: Fame and Its History
Leo Braudy
