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...
August Wilson's group of 10 plays, often referred to as the Pittsburgh Cycle or the Century Cycle, established his reputation as one of the nation's most important, prolific, and honored playwrights. This work features notes on the contributors, a chronology, a bibliography, and an introductory essay.
August Wilson's group of 10 plays, often referred to as the Pittsburgh Cycle or the Century Cycle, established his reputation as one of the nation's m...
Carson McCullers was a diverse and multitalented writer who produced two plays and numerous short stories, essays, and poems. But it is her fiction, including The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, The Member of the Wedding, and The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, that established her as a key voice of the 1940s and '50s. Critics have praised her lyrical evocations of the yearning for love, always tempered by a harsh acknowledgment of the futility of the quest. This new edition of full-length critical essays offers illuminating discussions of McCullers's work and its place in the American canon. This...
Carson McCullers was a diverse and multitalented writer who produced two plays and numerous short stories, essays, and poems. But it is her fiction...
Through a series of vivid and critically acclaimed novels, including "Blood Meridian," "All the Pretty Horses," "No Country for Old Men," and "The Road," Cormac McCarthy has established himself as a major voice in American fiction of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. His works are marked by piercing explorations of the nature of evil and the uncontrollable forces that often govern human lives. This new edition offers a fresh selection of full-length critical essays discussing the multifaceted novels of this American master, as well as an editors note from literary scholar Harold Bloom,...
Through a series of vivid and critically acclaimed novels, including "Blood Meridian," "All the Pretty Horses," "No Country for Old Men," and "The Roa...
James Joyce is one of the most revered and influential writers of the 20th century. This Irishman transformed novelistic conventions through experimentation in language and narrative structure. "Ulysses," "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," and the stories that make up his collection "Dubliners" are among the major works discussed in this new collection of full-length critical essays. This latest addition to the Blooms Modern Critical Views series also features a chronology, notes on the contributor, a bibliography, and an introductory essay by master scholar Harold Bloom.
James Joyce is one of the most revered and influential writers of the 20th century. This Irishman transformed novelistic conventions through experimen...
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...
Harold Bloom (*1930) si sérií knih ze 70. let, z nichž nejvýznamnější je právě Úzkost z ovlivnění, vydobyl pozici nejvýraznějšího amerického kritika své generace, dosáhl nejvyšších akademických pozic a trvale se zapsal do obecného kulturního povědomí. Pojem vlivu či ovlivnění je inspirován především Nietzschem, Freudem, prorockými básněmi Williama Blakea a gnostickou teologií. V ostrém kontrastu k předtím dominantnímu přístupu angloamerické nové kritiky Bloom zdůrazňuje osobní zápas básníka o nalezení vlastního hlasu – a rozvíjí...
Harold Bloom (*1930) si sérií knih ze 70. let, z nichž nejvýznamnější je právě Úzkost z ovlivnění, vydobyl pozici nejvýraznějšího amer...
