In this essay on "what the imagination has made of the phenomenon of echo,” John Hollander examines aspects of the figure of echo in light of their significance for poetry.

This book outlines a definition of the form and traces its historical origins and development, analyses its ‘truth’ and talks about what sort of self-knowledge it investigates.

A collection of the author's works on criticism in the subjects of poetry, literature, art, and culture.

Whether or not readers agree with this book, they will enjoy and profit from it.

The "Debacle" chapter describes in some detail the downfall and "symbolic martyrdom" of Oscar Wilde.