Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is one of the great American novels of the 20th century, and Ellison's other fictional work and essays have also been highly influential. This invaluable new edition of the study guide contains a selection of the finest contemporary criticism on this great American author, plus an introduction by literary scholar Harold Bloom, a helpful chronology of Ellison's life, a bibliography for further study, and a handy index for quick reference.
Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is one of the great American novels of the 20th century, and Ellison's other fictional work and essays have also been hi...
Native Americans have produced some of the most powerful and lyrical literature ever written in North America. This volume examines some of the finest Native American writers, including Joy Harjo, Louise Erdrich, James Welch, Sherman Alexie, N. Scott Momaday, Samsom Occom, Zitkala-Sa, and Leslie Marmon Silko.
Native Americans have produced some of the most powerful and lyrical literature ever written in North America. This volume examines some of the finest...
The author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles is among the best-known science fiction and fantasy writers today. His works explore the nature, implication, and limits of the human, in both terrestrial and extraterrestrial realms. Readers will find useful critical commentary on Bradbury's work in this new edition in the Bloom's Modern Critical Views series. Also featured are an introductory essay by master scholar Harold Bloom, an index for quick reference, a bibliography, and a chronology of Bradbury's life.
The author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles is among the best-known science fiction and fantasy writers today. His works explore the natur...
Franz Kafka's visionary fiction offers an unforgettable rendering of the anxiety and alienation prevalent in 20th-century Western society. The Trial and The Metamorphosis are among the works discussed in this new collection of contemporary critical commentary on the author. This new offering from Bloom's Modern Critical Views includes an introductory essay from esteemed scholar Harold Bloom, a bibliography, a chronology of the author's life, and an index for quick reference.
Franz Kafka's visionary fiction offers an unforgettable rendering of the anxiety and alienation prevalent in 20th-century Western society. The Tria...
A prolific novelist and poet, Thomas Hardy bridged the late Victorian period and the early modern age. He is best known for his novels of tragic intensity, works that have become the staple of high school and college literature courses: Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Far from the Madding Crowd, and The Return of the Native. Students of literature will find a new selection of critical essays focusing on Hardy and his works, complete with an introduction from master scholar Harold Bloom, a bibliography, a chronology of Hardy's life, and an index for...
A prolific novelist and poet, Thomas Hardy bridged the late Victorian period and the early modern age. He is best known for his novels of tragic in...
Joseph Conrad's novels and short stories explore the nature of narrative, reality, and competing notions of truth. This new volume offers a new selection of contemporary critical commentary on the author of such classic works as Lord Jim, Nostromo, and Heart of Darkness. This new edition also contains an introduction penned by literary scholar Harold Bloom, a bibliography, a chronology of the author's life, and an index for reference.
Joseph Conrad's novels and short stories explore the nature of narrative, reality, and competing notions of truth. This new volume offers a new sel...
Coleridge's poetry often overshadows the brilliance of the other genres and forms of writing that occupied his interests. Classic works such as Kubla Khan have taken their place among the most accomplished poems written in the English language. This title offers a selection of contemporary critical commentary on the author.
Coleridge's poetry often overshadows the brilliance of the other genres and forms of writing that occupied his interests. Classic works such as Kubla ...
This volume examines contemporary African-American poets from Robert Hayden to Rita Dove to the new voices establishing themselves at the beginning of the 21st century. This new edition offers a selection of contemporary critical commentary on this proud and enduring poetic tradition and features an introductory essay by literary scholar Harold Bloom, an index for quick reference, a bibliography, and a chronology.
This volume examines contemporary African-American poets from Robert Hayden to Rita Dove to the new voices establishing themselves at the beginning...
Features critical excerpts that provide an overview of various works; 'The Story Behind the Story', detailing the conditions under which the work was written; and, a biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, a summary and analysis, and an annotated bibliography.
Features critical excerpts that provide an overview of various works; 'The Story Behind the Story', detailing the conditions under which the work was ...
In The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros draws on her own experience as a Hispanic woman writer facing obstacles in a patriarchal community resistant to change. Published in 1984 to instantaneous acclaim, the book is made up of lyrical passages, interconnected vignettes, and meditations and observations that resemble prose poems. Cisneros's structurally and thematically bold work explores the often violent coming of age of a young Mexican-American woman.
In The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros draws on her own experience as a Hispanic woman writer facing obstacles in a patriarchal community resis...
