In the following review of The Book of God: A Response to the Bible, Shankman asserts that although Josipovici's writing is uneven at times, he is ultimately successful with his arguments regar...
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In the following positive review, Barton commends The Book of God as a major step forward in the debate surrounding the classification of the Bible as “literature.”
Hegel, says Kierke...
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In the following review, Donoghue offers a positive assessment of The Book of God, calling the work both scholarly and accessible.
Gabriel Josipovici describes the Bible as “that most comple...
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In the following review, Malin explores the existential themes of reality and the past as portrayed in In the Fertile Land.
This collection of stories [In the Fertile Land]—including a novel...
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In the following review, Milavec offers a positive assessment of The Book of God, complimenting the work as an “exemplary text.”
Josipovici is currently Professor of English at the Sc...
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In the following positive review, Cardinal explains the historical events on which Josipovici built his novel The Big Glass.
Reminiscing in 1946 about the origins of his masterwork “The Brid...
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In the following positive review, Pavey offers a positive assessment of The Big Glass, praising its “seamless quality.”
The Big Glass of Gabriel Josipovici's title is closely r...
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In the following review, Fishbane places Josipovici's scholarship in the context of Biblical studies, arguing that The Book of God adds much to scholarly Biblical interpretation.
This new bo...
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In the following review, Qualls compares Harold Bloom's The Book of J with Josipovici's The Book of God.
“To qualify for the Blessing, you need not charm Yahweh, as David and J...
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In the following review, Davey outlines Josipovici's developing views on literary theory in Text and Voice.
During the 1980s, beacons were lit in universities across the land to warn the stu...
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In the following review, McCue offers a negative assessment of In a Hotel Garden, arguing that Josipovici fails to connect with his readers.
What feels like a crisis of choice may actually be a nee...
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In the following review, Cheyette offers a generally positive assessment of Moo Pak.
The title of Gabriel Josipovici's 11th novel [Moo Pak] is a child's rendition of Moor Park, now a ...
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In the following review, Hall offers a negative assessment of Touch, criticizing the work for focusing too heavily on ideas over actuality.
In an ideal world you would be reading this article with ...
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In the following review, Cardinal offers a mixed assessment of Touch, noting the uneven qualities in the essays.
Gabriel Josipovici once averred that “one writes what one would like to read ...
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In the following review, Jaron discusses the experimental nature of the essays in Touch.
In his last years Roland Barthes became increasingly preoccupied with the desire to write a novel—a d...
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In the following review, Wood explains the themes and artistic examples that Josipovici explores in Touch.
Visiting friends leave the poet for a while and go off for a walk. He imagines them arrivi...
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In the following review, Kermode positions Josipovici within the world of modern criticism based on the arguments on literary theory presented in On Trust.
Gabriel Josipovici's new book [On ...
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Critical Review by Ray Shankman
