Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> Reference - General

Stephen Crane is widely recognized as a master and innovator of literary naturalism. Among his more popular works are the novels Maggie: A Girl of the Street and The Red Badge of Courage and the short stories "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky," "The Blue Hotel," and "The Open Boat." The critical selections and commentary gathered in this volume offer a wealth of critical information and analyses that examine Crane's work and speak to his relevance and far-ranging influences. Additional features, such as a chronology, index, and introduction from editor Harold Bloom, will aid students of...

Best known as the author of Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift is one of literature's great satirists. Born and educated in Ireland, Swift became a politician and clergyman in England, where he wrote essays, pamphlets, poems, and fiction that addressed the political issues and social conditions of his time. In Gulliver's Travels, he introduced the allegorical settings of Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the island of the Houyhnhnms, as well as the term "yahoos" in a playful, but dark, satirical reflection of humankind. This addition to Bloom's Classic Critical Views includes a...

George Eliot is perhaps most appreciated for her ability to synthesize moral and aesthetic concerns. She has been compared to Shakespeare and Dante in her role as a moral authority. This volume presents the evolving scope of Eliot's critical reputation, offering valuable insight into her classic novels including Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda, Adam Bede, Silas Marner, and The Mill on the Floss. A chronology of the author's life, an index, and an introduction by esteemed scholar Harold Bloom round out this latest addition to the Bloom's Classic Critical Views series.

With the publication of her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, in 1989, Amy Tan was immediately recognized as a major contemporary novelist. Her work has received a great deal of attention and acclaim from feminist critics for its focus on issues of matrilineage and the ultimate triumph over female victimization. Her classic debut and the many novels that followed are unlocked and explored in this valuable resource, which provides helpful suggestions for students writing about Amy Tan.

Widely acclaimed as one of the finest short story writers and known for her acerbic wit, complex themes, and acutely observed portrayals of the American South, Flannery O'Connor is a favorite among students, scholars, and general readers. Her stories "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" and "Everything That Rises Must Converge" are considered classics of the form, fusing the ludicrous and mundane with O'Connor's powerful explorations of redemption and morality. This new collection of critical essays presents a chronology of O'Connor's life, a bibliography of her works, an index, and an...

Through the years, this Canadian writer has emerged as a master of the short story. The compressed and encapsulated energies of the form allow Alice Munro to peel away at the smooth and mundane surfaces that contain her characters' lives to reveal harsher truths within. This acclaimed writer is profiled for the first time in this indispensable series through full-length critical essays that plumb the depths of her rich, fictive worlds. In this new work, a chronology of her life, a bibliography of Munro's work, and an index provide valuable information for student researchers.

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.

Calling Jane Austen's Emma "charming," Harold Bloom states, "Austen is not writing a tragedy of the will...but a great comedy of the will." He goes on to say that Austen's heroines have firmly defined selves, each molded with an individuality that suggests the author's potential for creating endless diversity in her enduring works. This new edition of contemporary critical commentary on this classic novel, also features a bibliography, a chronology of Austen's life, and an index for quick reference.