In
particular, there is no space for either analytic philosophy or the traditional kind
of literary
criticism, practiced by Robert Alter or Harold Fisch, that concentrates on the poetic imagery and the narrative contours
of the
book.
Criticisms of proposals can range from «not interesting enough,» or «writer's credentials not strong enough for the subject,» to a subject matter not being «marketable,» a
book not being «the right shape» for a
particular publisher's list to it being «not big enough» (i.e. it won't sell enough copies).