A critical overview of the work features the writings of Cushing Strout, David Holbrook, Kathy Miller Hadley, John J. Murphy, Clar Virginia Eby, and and other scholars, discussing the themes and characters of the novel.
A critical overview of the work features the writings of Cushing Strout, David Holbrook, Kathy Miller Hadley, John J. Murphy, Clar Virginia Eby, and a...
A critical review of the work features the contributions of Lanin A. Gyurko, Richard J. Walter, Santiago Tejerina-Canal, and other scholars, discussing the themes and characters of the novel.
A critical review of the work features the contributions of Lanin A. Gyurko, Richard J. Walter, Santiago Tejerina-Canal, and other scholars, discussin...
Julia, remains poignant more than 50 years after its 1949 publication. "Nineteen Eighty-Four" paints the bleak picture of a society in which all information is controlled by the government, also known as Big Brother. Here is a ready-reference tool for students interested in this dystopian classic, especially those with an eye toward research. Offering 50 percent new material over the previous edition, "1984, Updated Edition", includes the most relevant critical interpretations available.
Julia, remains poignant more than 50 years after its 1949 publication. "Nineteen Eighty-Four" paints the bleak picture of a society in which all infor...
Each title features: - Critical essays reflecting a variety of schools of criticism - Notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index - An introductory essay by Harold Bloom.
Each title features: - Critical essays reflecting a variety of schools of criticism - Notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the au...
An inquiry into the meaning of the American Dream, "Death of a Salesman" is Arthur Miller's most famous play and won him a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award. 'Attention must be paid' to its lead character, Willy Loman (played over time by Lee J. Cobb, George C. Scott, Dustin Hoffman, and Brian Dennehy, among others), who has come to represent the middle-class struggle. Readers seeking in-depth analysis of this affecting drama will appreciate this fully updated "Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations" study. Offering at least 50 percent new material from the previous edition, it includes the...
An inquiry into the meaning of the American Dream, "Death of a Salesman" is Arthur Miller's most famous play and won him a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony A...
Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre", published in October 1847, was an immediate success, going into second and third printings by spring of 1848. Even Queen Victoria, according to her diary, read the story to Prince Albert until midnight. The tale of the "poor, obscure, plain, and little" governess, her brooding employer, Edward Rochester, and the madwoman secreted in the attic, "Jane Eyre" is considered a staple of Gothic and Victorian literature. Combining important critical essays from the previous edition with an abundance of new material, Bloom's "Modern Critical Interpretations" deftly...
Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre", published in October 1847, was an immediate success, going into second and third printings by spring of 1848. Even Que...
John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Grapes of Wrath", was published in 1939. Set during the Great Depression, the novel follows failed farmer Tom Joad and his family as they head from Oklahoma's Dust Bowl to the promised land of the West. "Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations" presents the reader with a collection of important critical essays that set the scene for an amplified study of this American classic. This fully updated resource also contains supplementary introductions, a chronology, background information on the contributors, and a bibliography, and is an...
John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Grapes of Wrath", was published in 1939. Set during the Great Depression, the novel follows failed...
Attributed to Homer, "The Iliad", along with "The Odyssey", is among the oldest literary documents in the Greek language. This epic war story depicts seven key weeks during the battle for Ilium, or Troy, culminating in the decisive battle between Achilles and Hector. More importantly, "The Iliad" attempts to define the qualities of the heroic character. Here, in a single volume, students will find some of the leading critical analyses available on this ancient work. Completely updated, and incorporating the best new material available, this "Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations" edition is...
Attributed to Homer, "The Iliad", along with "The Odyssey", is among the oldest literary documents in the Greek language. This epic war story depicts ...
