Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> Reference - General

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,...

From the modernist explorations of the first half of the 20th century to the diverse styles and practitioners of the 21st century, contemporary American poetry has forged a vital and enduring tradition. This volume explores the genre's recent history and development, as succeeding generations of poets have taken up the American idiom and molded it into their own unique modes of expression. This new edition explores contemporary poetry through a selection of critical essays and also features an introductory essay by esteemed professor Harold Bloom.

William Shakespeare's comedies--including A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, and more--are funny, allusive, difficult, profound, and unforgettable, and have served as templates for other comedic works throughout the centuries. This invaluable new study guide contains a selection of the finest contemporary criticism of these classic plays.

William Shakespeare is defined by his tragedies. His unique ability to create a moral universe complete unto itself lends his characters not only their stamp of authenticity but their bid to eternity as well. New full-length critical essays take up the Bard's tragic dramas, offering new perspectives on the fated lives of King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth, Antony, and Cleopatra, and the many other vibrantly flawed personages he introduced to the world stage. This new edition also contains a chronology, a bibliography, an index, and an introductory essay from Yale University's Harold Bloom.

Shakespeare's vibrant history plays, including Richard II; Richard III; Henry IV, Parts I and II; and Henry V; spring to life with all the drama of the feuds, rivalries, and epic battles on which they were based. Aware of the historical past and a keen observer of his own times, Shakespeare's true genius lies in the timeless universality he lends to the lives of these legendary royals and the schemers and dreamers who made up their worlds. This new edition of critical essays covering the Bard's history plays also includes a chronology, bibliography, index, and introductory essay by...

Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare's most majestic works. Set in the tumultuous days of ancient Rome, the play is renowned for its memorable characters and political intrigue, which have been captivating audiences and readers since it was first presented more than 400 years ago. This new edition of critical essays examining the Bard's Julius Caesar features an introductory essay by esteemed scholar Harold Bloom, notes on the contributing writers, a bibliography, a chronology, and an index for quick reference.

Tennessee Williams is recognized as one of America's greatest dramatists and as an innovator of post-World War II theater. He looked for a mechanism for portraying the truth in theater at a time when traditional approaches no longer worked. Both in form as well as in subject matter, Williams confronted audiences with what had been taboo topics and underrepresented domestic and social realities. His notable contributions to literature include The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Coverage of Williams's major works and suggested essay topics will be...

Known for his poetic transformation of New England and nature, Robert Frost has retained his position through the years as one of the essential American poets of the 20th century. His classic works, including "The Road Not Taken," "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," and "The Death of the Hired Man," are explored in this volume and will lead students and readers to a more nuanced understanding of the work of this verse master. Suggestions for writing an effective paper about Frost will encourage students' critical-thinking skills.

Coleridge's poetry often overshadows the brilliance of the other genres and forms of writing that occupied his interests. Classic works such as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Christabel, "Kubla Khan," and "Frost at Midnight" take their place among the most accomplished poems written in the English language. His critical work also extends and reveals a wealth of profoundly sensitive observations and a prophetic vision of compelling authenticity. This new addition to Bloom's Classic Critical Views features classic essays on Coleridge's writings, a chronology of his life, an index for quick...