Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", a story she wrote at the age of 19, is still a popular tale to this day, remarkable not only for its striking plot but also its Romantic elements. Her lesser-known works, and their critical reception, are also discussed in "Mary Shelley". This latest addition to the "Bloom's Classic Critical Views" series includes selections of the best historical criticism about Mary Shelley and her works.
Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", a story she wrote at the age of 19, is still a popular tale to this day, remarkable not only for its striking plot but ...
Each title features: - An in-depth critical portrait of an essential writer presented in a historical context - A useful chronology - An introduction by Harold Bloom.
Each title features: - An in-depth critical portrait of an essential writer presented in a historical context - A useful chronology - An introduction ...
Each title features: - An in-depth critical portrait of an essential writer presented in a historical context - A useful chronology - An introduction by Harold Bloom.
Each title features: - An in-depth critical portrait of an essential writer presented in a historical context - A useful chronology - An introduction ...
Each title features: - An in-depth critical portrait of an essential writer presented in a historical context - A useful chronology - An introduction by Harold Bloom.
Each title features: - An in-depth critical portrait of an essential writer presented in a historical context - A useful chronology - An introduction ...
Thoreau was renowned as a naturalist and a noted social critic and iconoclast. He is best known for "Walden", a work expressing his philosophy of individualism, and for his influential essay "Civil Disobedience". This volume from the "Bloom's Classic Critical Views" series features compelling essays from the 19th and early 20th centuries that offer students historical insights into Thoreau and his works.
Thoreau was renowned as a naturalist and a noted social critic and iconoclast. He is best known for "Walden", a work expressing his philosophy of indi...
Stephen Crane is widely recognized as a master and innovator of literary naturalism. Among his more popular works are the novels Maggie: A Girl of the Street and The Red Badge of Courage and the short stories "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky," "The Blue Hotel," and "The Open Boat." The critical selections and commentary gathered in this volume offer a wealth of critical information and analyses that examine Crane's work and speak to his relevance and far-ranging influences. Additional features, such as a chronology, index, and introduction from editor Harold Bloom, will aid students of...
Stephen Crane is widely recognized as a master and innovator of literary naturalism. Among his more popular works are the novels Maggie: A Girl of ...
Best known as the author of Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift is one of literature's great satirists. Born and educated in Ireland, Swift became a politician and clergyman in England, where he wrote essays, pamphlets, poems, and fiction that addressed the political issues and social conditions of his time. In Gulliver's Travels, he introduced the allegorical settings of Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the island of the Houyhnhnms, as well as the term "yahoos" in a playful, but dark, satirical reflection of humankind. This addition to Bloom's Classic Critical Views includes a...
Best known as the author of Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift is one of literature's great satirists. Born and educated in Ireland, Swift became a...
George Eliot is perhaps most appreciated for her ability to synthesize moral and aesthetic concerns. She has been compared to Shakespeare and Dante in her role as a moral authority. This volume presents the evolving scope of Eliot's critical reputation, offering valuable insight into her classic novels including Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda, Adam Bede, Silas Marner, and The Mill on the Floss. A chronology of the author's life, an index, and an introduction by esteemed scholar Harold Bloom round out this latest addition to the Bloom's Classic Critical Views series.
George Eliot is perhaps most appreciated for her ability to synthesize moral and aesthetic concerns. She has been compared to Shakespeare and Dante...
Poet laureate of England from 1843 until his death in 1850, William Wordsworth is often credited as being one of the founders of English Romanticism. The 1798 joint publication of Wordsworth's and Sameul Taylor Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads marked a turning point in English poetry, as poets began to emphasize imagination and feeling over the primacy of reason. Wordsworth's poems focused on the natural and the ordinary, as based on the "real language of men." In his preface to the third edition of Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth set forth his definition of poetry as "the spontaneous overflow of...
Poet laureate of England from 1843 until his death in 1850, William Wordsworth is often credited as being one of the founders of English Romanticis...
Coleridge's poetry often overshadows the brilliance of the other genres and forms of writing that occupied his interests. Classic works such as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Christabel, "Kubla Khan," and "Frost at Midnight" take their place among the most accomplished poems written in the English language. His critical work also extends and reveals a wealth of profoundly sensitive observations and a prophetic vision of compelling authenticity. This new addition to Bloom's Classic Critical Views features classic essays on Coleridge's writings, a chronology of his life, an index for quick...
Coleridge's poetry often overshadows the brilliance of the other genres and forms of writing that occupied his interests. Classic works such as The...
