The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner's fourth novel, was his first attempt at a wholly self-conscious style. Faulkner's willingness to experiment affords his readers no stable perspective from which to comprehend the decline of the Compson family. This title includes critical essays on Faulkner's work.

Focuses on Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. This book includes critical essays on the text, discussing topics such as the philosophical background of the work, satire, and more.

In this classic tale, a young man comes of age at a northern boarding school amidst the backdrop of World War II. Knowles' protagonist looks back at the time he spent at the academy, a transitional period between childhood and adulthood when he struggled to define himself as well as to establish and assert his place in the world. This study guide to "A Separate Peace" is complemented by an introduction from literary scholar Harold Bloom, an annotated bibliography, and interpretive essays about the work.

Each title features:
- A complex critical portrait of one of the most influential writers in the world
- Bibliographic information that directs readers to additional resources for further study
- A useful chronology of the writer's life
- An introductory essay by Harold Bloom.

Each title features:
- A complex critical portrait of one of the most influential writers in the world
- Bibliographic information that directs readers to additional resources for further study
- A useful chronology of the writer's life
- An introductory essay by Harold Bloom.

Each title features:
- Concise critical excerpts that provide a scholarly overview of each work
- "The Story Behind the Story," detailing the conditions under which the work was written
- A biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, an extensive summary and analysis, and an annotated bibliography.

Each title features:
- Concise critical excerpts that provide a scholarly overview of each work
- "The Story Behind the Story," detailing the conditions under which the work was written
- A biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, an extensive summary and analysis, and an annotated bibliography.

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:
- A complex critical portrait of one of the most influential writers in the world
- Bibliographic information that directs readers to additional resources for further study
- A useful chronology of the writer's life
- 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 author's life, and an index
- An introductory essay by Harold Bloom.