The Closed Sicilian has always been a great favorite with club and tournament players. Here, Grandmaster Daniel King explains the strategy and tactics of this dynamic opening variation, using model games for both sides to illustrate the important ideas. Armed with this book, readers will have everything they need to know to play the opening with either White or Black.
The Closed Sicilian has always been a great favorite with club and tournament players. Here, Grandmaster Daniel King explains the strategy and tactics...
"Literary criticism, as I attempt to practice it," writes Harold Bloom in The Anatomy of Influence, "is in the first place literary, that is to say, personal and passionate."
For more than half a century, Bloom has shared his profound knowledge of the written word with students and readers. In this, his most comprehensive and accessible study of influence, Bloom leads us through the labyrinthine paths which link the writers and critics who have informed and inspired him for so many years. The result is "a critical self-portrait," a sustained meditation on a life lived with...
"Literary criticism, as I attempt to practice it," writes Harold Bloom in The Anatomy of Influence, "is in the first place literary, that is...
This series provides comprehensive reading and study guides for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces. 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.
This series provides comprehensive reading and study guides for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces. Each title features: * Conci...
Harold Bloom's The Anxiety of Influence has cast its own long shadow of influence since it was first published in 1973. Through an insightful study of Romantic poets, Bloom puts forth his central vision of the relations between tradition and the individual artist. Although Bloom was never theleader of any critical "camp," his argument that all literary texts are a response to those that precede them had an enormous impact on the practice of deconstruction and poststructuralist literary theory in this country. The book remains a central work of criticism for all students of...
Harold Bloom's The Anxiety of Influence has cast its own long shadow of influence since it was first published in 1973. Through an insightful stud...
Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is a richly complicated and disturbing work. Several themes are presented within the framework of a traditional comedy that calls for the triumph of young lovers over their unromantic elders. However, the play has also been at the center of controversy due to its depiction of the Jewish moneylender Shylock, which many people feel is anti-Semitic. This invaluable new study guide to one of Shakespeare's greatest plays contains a selection of the finest criticism through the centuries on "The Merchant of Venice". Students will also benefit from the...
Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is a richly complicated and disturbing work. Several themes are presented within the framework of a traditional...
For many, "The Tempest" constitutes Shakespeare's farewell to the stage. It seems to foreshadow a powerful movement of retreat, and it stands as one of the most evocative and moving explorations of human possibilities and limits. This invaluable new study guide to one of Shakespeare's greatest plays contains a selection of the finest criticism through the centuries on "The Tempest". Students will also benefit from the additional features included in this volume, such as an introduction by Harold Bloom, an accessible summary, analysis of key passages, a comprehensive list of characters, a...
For many, "The Tempest" constitutes Shakespeare's farewell to the stage. It seems to foreshadow a powerful movement of retreat, and it stands as one o...
Five essential and challenging essays by leading post-modern theorists on the art and nature of interpretation: Jacques Derrida, Harold Bloom, Geoffrey Hartman, Paul de Man, and J. Hillis Miller.
Five essential and challenging essays by leading post-modern theorists on the art and nature of interpretation: Jacques Derrida, Harold Bloom, G...
With "Much Ado About Nothing", Shakespeare advanced his art, rendering the romantic comedy with greater elegance of composition and expression. The vividly depicted Beatrice and Benedick make it a play of character rather than situation, as the threats to romance are eventually banished and obstacles are overcome. The characters experience a psychological shift, rather than a change in their circumstances, in order to arrive at the love and mutual respect awaiting them at the play's conclusion. The critical essays in this study guide will help those studying Shakespeare's work.
With "Much Ado About Nothing", Shakespeare advanced his art, rendering the romantic comedy with greater elegance of composition and expression. The vi...
Focuses on how our relationship with the works of Shakespeare has evolved through the ages. This title features: a selection of criticism on the work through the centuries; introductory essays on the development of criticism on the work in each century; and, a brief biography of Shakespeare.
Focuses on how our relationship with the works of Shakespeare has evolved through the ages. This title features: a selection of criticism on the work ...
Shakespeare imbued A Midsummer Night's Dream with extraordinary complexity. This ethereal fantasy involves four different levels of representation, which intermingle but never wholly fuse. This reference presents a selection of the best contemporary criticism of one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. It also features a bibliography, and an index.
Shakespeare imbued A Midsummer Night's Dream with extraordinary complexity. This ethereal fantasy involves four different levels of representation, wh...