[Terry Castle is] the most expressive, most enlightening literary critic at large today. Susan SontagFrom one of Americas most brilliant critics and cultural commentators, Terry Castle, comes The Professor and Other Writings: a collection of startling, gorgeouslywritten autobiographical essays and a new, longform piece about the devastation and beauty of early love. James Wolcott, contributing writer to Vanity Fair, calls Terry Castle a Jedi knight of literary exploration and lesbian scholarship, and The Professor and Other Writings a greatesthits package of showstopping monologues and offhandgenius riffs. The Professor and Other Writings is a hilarious and heartbreaking exploration of gender, identity, and sexuality in the grand tradition of such feminist luminaries as Susan Sontag, Camille Paglia, and Joan Didion.