{"title":"Dan Sinykin","description":"\u003cp\u003eDan Sinykin's work offers a thoughtful exploration of literature through the lenses of criticism and pedagogy. 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In twenty-one short chapters, contemporary scholars discuss close readings by such prominent literary critics as Erich Auerbach and Helen Vendler, describing how their arguments work and how to achieve similar results. 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