Compared to the works of James Joyce and Virginia Woolf, The House on Mango Street is made up of lyrical passages, interconnected vignettes, and meditations and observations that resemble prose poems. This book analyzes the work through critical essays, and features a bibliography, and notes on the contributing writers.
Compared to the works of James Joyce and Virginia Woolf, The House on Mango Street is made up of lyrical passages, interconnected vignettes, and medit...
Captured by Germans in World War II, soldier Kurt Vonnegut and other prisoners of war were taken to Dresden, Germany. Several weeks later, American and British planes firebombed Dresden. Amazingly, the prisoners survived. Vonnegut spent two decades coming to grips with the experience. This title is his ultimate response to the ordeal.
Captured by Germans in World War II, soldier Kurt Vonnegut and other prisoners of war were taken to Dresden, Germany. Several weeks later, American an...
Focuses on Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man through a selection of critical essays. This title also includes an index for easy reference, notes on the contributing writers, a bibliography of the author's work, a chronology detailing the author's life, and an introductory essay by literature professor Harold Bloom.
Focuses on Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man through a selection of critical essays. This title also includes an index for easy reference, notes on the co...
Tracing the rise of Napoleon as the leader of the barnyard animals and his ensuing dictatorship in the farmyard community, this title depicts the slide from revolution to totalitarianism. It provides critical essays for students of literature, and a chronology of the author's life, a bibliography, an index, and notes on the contributing writers.
Tracing the rise of Napoleon as the leader of the barnyard animals and his ensuing dictatorship in the farmyard community, this title depicts the slid...
Things Fall Apart, set in Nigeria about a century ago, is widely regarded as Chinua Achebe's masterpiece. Considered one of the most broadly read African novels, Achebe's work responded to the two-dimensional caricatures of Africans that often dominated Western literature. This guide contains a selection of contemporary criticism of this novel.
Things Fall Apart, set in Nigeria about a century ago, is widely regarded as Chinua Achebe's masterpiece. Considered one of the most broadly read Afri...
Anton Chekhov was one of the most important short story writers and dramatists of all time. Ranked among the giants of Russian literature during his lifetime, this playwright's legacy includes The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, The Seagull, "The Darling," and "The Lady with the Dog." This invaluable new study guide in the Bloom's Modern Critical Views series contains a selection of the finest contemporary criticism of Chekhov and his works.
Anton Chekhov was one of the most important short story writers and dramatists of all time. Ranked among the giants of Russian literature during hi...
Black Boy is a firsthand account of what it was like to come-of-age in the South during the Jim Crow era. Richard Wright's story is an emotional journey through violence, abandonment, neglect, and hunger, as well as blatant racial discrimination. This title delves into Black Boy with excerpts examining this novelistic autobiography.
Black Boy is a firsthand account of what it was like to come-of-age in the South during the Jim Crow era. Richard Wright's story is an emotional journ...
The Joy Luck Club explores the lives of the women in four Chinese-American families and the daughters who struggle to fulfill or reject the cultural and familial expectations placed on them. This guide to The Joy Luck Club includes helpful critical excerpts for those studying the book, an annotated bibliography, and an index for reference.
The Joy Luck Club explores the lives of the women in four Chinese-American families and the daughters who struggle to fulfill or reject the cultural a...
- 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.
- Concise critical excerpts that provide a scholarly overview of each work - The Story Behind the Story, detailing the conditions under which the w...
- 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.
- Concise critical excerpts that provide a scholarly overview of each work - The Story Behind the Story, detailing the conditions under which the w...
