Maya Angelou's unforgettable autobiography recounts her struggle as a young black woman to overcome obstacles and realize her dreams. The essays in this volume provide a comprehensive critical overview of this modern classic.
Maya Angelou's unforgettable autobiography recounts her struggle as a young black woman to overcome obstacles and realize her dreams. The essays in th...
Though critical opinion of the literary merit of Edgar Allan Poes writing has varied widely since his death in 1849, his tales have remained popular for their gothic sensibilities and evocative explorations of human vice and desire. Poes influence on subsequent generations of science fiction and horror writers cannot be understated. This new collection of full-length critical essays explores the enduring works of this esteemed writer and the often-shadowy worlds he brings to life. This study guide to A Tell-Tale Heart and other Poe stories features a chronology of the authors life, a...
Though critical opinion of the literary merit of Edgar Allan Poes writing has varied widely since his death in 1849, his tales have remained popular f...
Published in 1947, "A Streetcar Named Desire" garnered Tennessee Williams the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Considered a lyrical masterpiece, the drama reveals the destructive impact that ensues when romantic impulse encounters animal vitalism. This new volume in the acclaimed Blooms Modern Critical Interpretations series offers fresh insight into one of the greatest American plays of the 20th century. Master scholar Harold Bloom introduces the novel in this study guide, which also features a chronology, a bibliography, an index, and notes on the contributors.
Published in 1947, "A Streetcar Named Desire" garnered Tennessee Williams the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Considered a...
Produced after the death of Eugene O'Neill, Long Day's Journey into Night is generally considered the author's masterpiece and a seminal drama of the 20th century. The play explores the contradictory nature of family and the deep, yet tenuous, bonds uniting the Tyrones. O'Neill added autobiographical resonance to his portrait of four flawed dreamers struggling to accept the limitations and vulnerabilities with which they have been burdened. This new edition in the Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations series offers a selection of full-length critical essays that explore the restrictive,...
Produced after the death of Eugene O'Neill, Long Day's Journey into Night is generally considered the author's masterpiece and a seminal drama of t...
With the publication in 1989 of her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan was immediately recognized as a major contemporary novelist. This title offers a selection of critical voices that explore and elucidate the intricate relationships that course through the novel.
With the publication in 1989 of her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan was immediately recognized as a major contemporary novelist. This title of...
This 1929 novel served as Remarques attempt to confront and ultimately rid himself of the graphic and haunting memories of his time serving in World War I. A novel with autobiographical overtones, "All Quiet on the Western Front" traces the evolution of one mans powerful antiwar sentiments. This new title in the Blooms Modern Critical Interpretations series features a fresh selection of full-length critical essays, in addition to a bibliography, a chronology of the authors life, and an introduction by esteemed scholar Harold Bloom.
This 1929 novel served as Remarques attempt to confront and ultimately rid himself of the graphic and haunting memories of his time serving in World W...
Includes essays that explore the nuances of the author's fictive world. This study guide features an introductory essay by scholar Harold Bloom, notes on the contributors, and reference features such as a chronology, bibliography, and index.
Includes essays that explore the nuances of the author's fictive world. This study guide features an introductory essay by scholar Harold Bloom, notes...
The mythic patterns Toni Morrison explores in her third novel inform the transformation of Milkman Dead. "Song of Solomon" traces Milkmans journey from spiritual death to understanding and acceptance of personal responsibility, his liberation symbolized by his discovery of the ability to fly. Caught between his fathers materialism and his aunts sense of family and history, Milkman moves to a greater awareness of his identity and previously untapped spiritual power. This new collection of full-length critical essays plumbs the depths of Morrisons rich exploration of the challenges of entering...
The mythic patterns Toni Morrison explores in her third novel inform the transformation of Milkman Dead. "Song of Solomon" traces Milkmans journey fro...
Generations of readers have embraced Jane Austen's seminal work Pride and Prejudice, moving on to discover her other much-loved novels, including Emma, Sense and Sensibility, and Mansfield Park. This work aims to provide a critical portrait of this popular author.
Generations of readers have embraced Jane Austen's seminal work Pride and Prejudice, moving on to discover her other much-loved novels, including Emma...
This volume focuses on the principal African-American poets from colonial times to the Harlem Renaissance and the World War II era, paying tribute to a rich heritage that has deeply influenced the nation's literature. Poets covered in this volume include Phillis Wheatley, author of the first volume of verse published by an African American, and the seminal figures Gwendolyn Brooks, Countee Cullen, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, and Jean Toomer. Complete with a chronology, bibliography, and notes on the contributors, this new volume in the Bloom's Modern Critical Views...
This volume focuses on the principal African-American poets from colonial times to the Harlem Renaissance and the World War II era, paying tribute ...
