Literary Criticism & Collections

Though critical opinion of the literary merit of Edgar Allan Poe's 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. Poe's influence on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604138917Author Prof. Harold BloomFormat HardbackPage Count 227Imprint Checkmark BooksPublisher Facts On File Inc

This series provides comprehensive reading and study guides for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces.Book InformationISBN 9781617530012Author Prof. Harold BloomFormat HardbackPage Count 116Imprint Facts On File IncPublisher Facts On...

The early life of Herbert George Wells was filled with poverty, injuries, failed apprenticeships, brief periods of schooling, and the breakdown of his parents' marriage. Yet, somehow, he overcame it all to become one of the world's most famous authors...

Little Women, Louisa May Alcott's most famous novel, is based on the author's own life growing up in the years before the American Civil War, and Jo March, the main character, is her alter ego. Although the Alcotts were poor, their home was filled with...

When Jacqueline Wilson was 16, she dropped out of school, a choice that could have been devastating. Instead, she soon began writing for a teen magazine named Jackie. Married with a daughter before she turned 21, Wilson wrote crime fiction to help pay...

Hailed for his novels of post-Depression American life, John Steinbeck has received equal acclaim for his short fiction. This volume examines the reception and legacy of such enduring works as ""The Red Pony,"" ""The...

Many of the most controversial young adult books portray young people on the cusp of maturity. Such books are often controversial for their frank depictions of issues of sexuality, personal identity, and more. ""Coming-of-Age...

A literature of black women's courage and experience is at the heart of Maya Angelou's writing. She has been called a national institution and the people's poet. It has been suggested that she has manifested an indomitable spirit and benign will in her...

Outsider Fiction, which features tales of people trying to fit into society, contains entries on some of the most frequently challenged books in America. Coverage of this title includes: ""The Bluest Eye"" by Toni Morrison;...

The esteemed critic Harold Bloom puts The Sun Also Rises on a short list of modern American novels that appear certain to endure. Ernest Hemingway's classic tale hinges on issues of conflict, masculinity, and desire in its indelible portrait of lives...

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...

This volume provides a guide to analyzing and writing about the works of American author Stephen Crane.Book InformationISBN 9781604137514Author Prof. Harold BloomFormat HardbackPage Count 274Imprint Checkmark BooksPublisher Facts On File Inc

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...

Often called the Venice of the north, St. Petersburg has remained the crown jewel of the Russian artistic scent. Writers covered include Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Gogol, and Aleksandr Pushkin.Book InformationISBN 9780791078372Author Prof. Harold...

This new edition of ""Hispanic-American Writers"" offers critical perspectives on the many Hispanic authors who have staked out a vibrant and burgeoning presence on the American literary scene. This addition to the ""Bloom's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781086558876Author Birthday GeekFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 159g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781086486919Author Birthday GeekFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 159g

The Canterbury Tales was the first great poem in the English language, and it remains a favorite among students and scholars to this day. Ideal for research, this new title in the ""Bloom's Guides"" series includes broad-ranging...

Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Dickens are just a few of the London authors that have come to represent the essences of English literature. Taking you on a tour of the city with strong literary roots, the book examines it as it has appeared as a setting in...

Composed about CE 1000, ""Beowulf"" is the longest known poem written in Old English. Considered one of the great epics, the Anglo-Saxon saga relates the heroic deeds of the warrior Beowulf, who kills the man-eating monster Grendel,...

Emily, Anne, and Charlotte Bronte were three sisters who left an indelible mark on the literature of their age. Collectively, their novels give voice to often-isolated individuals who struggle to be heard and reconcile their own needs and desires with...

William Faulkner is one of America's most highly regarded novelists. His timeless novels and short stories, including ""The Sound and the Fury""; ""Light in August""; ""Go Down, Moses"";...

Richard Wright found a variety of sources of inspiration for his novels. Marxist, existentialist, Freudian, and Black Nationalist learnings can be found in his enduring and much-studied works, including Black Boy, Native Son, and Uncle Tom's Children...

Kate Chopin's ""The Awakening"" is a favorite of feminist critics, who see it as an early evocation of the ideas that would galvanize the women's liberation movement. This new addition to the ""Bloom's Guides""...

Home to the 1920 American expatriate group of Hemingway, Stein, Eliot, Dos Pasos, and others, Paris has long been associated with intellectualism and sidewalk cafe culture. Taking you on a literary tour of the city, examining it as a setting in various...

Although he spent much of his career in obscurity, Herman Melville, the author of classics such as ""Moby-Dick"", ""Billy Budd"", and ""Bartleby, the Scrivener,"" has since become known as one...

One of the most influential writers of the last 30 years and a champion for African-American and women's rights, Alice Walker reflects her beliefs in her passionate writing. Walker is best known for her Pulitzer Prize - winning novel, ""The...

This work discusses the role of alienation in 'The Catcher in the Rye', 'Waiting for Godot', and 'Hamlet'. It features about 20 original essays and reprinted critical analyses that give students of literature valuable insight into this theme.Book...

Herman Melville was already considered to be a successful author when he wrote ""Moby-Dick"" in just under two years. Yet despite his earlier success, the novel was widely misunderstood by its 19th-century readers, who expected a more traditional...

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein, a story she wrote at the age of nineteen, is a popular tale, remarkable not only for its striking plot but also its Romantic elements. This collection of critical essays examines works of Shelley.Book...

Essays discuss the major themes of poetry during World War I written by Rupert Brooke and Siegried Sassoon.Book InformationISBN 9780791073889Author Prof. Harold BloomFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Chelsea House PublishersPublisher Chelsea House...

Noted for her witty depictions of English country life and sharply satirical views of class structure and human behavior, 19th-century novelist, Jane Austen's works, which include such classics as ""Emma"" and ""Pride and...

Most notably the home of James Joyce and the setting for his masterwork, Ulysses, Dublin is also the birthplace of George Bernard Shaw and was the childhood home of Oscar Wilde.Book InformationISBN 9780791078365Author Prof. Harold BloomFormat...

Eugene O'Neill, one of America's first and leading tragic dramatists, is best known for his plays ""The Iceman Cometh"", ""Desire Under the Elms"", and ""Long Day's Journey into Night""...

The city that never sleeps has played host to numerous modern classics. Arguably the heart of the American book business, New York has always been a hot spot for writers and literati. This book takes you on a tour of the city, examining it as it has...

This text discusses the role of death and dying in works such as 'Beloved', 'Heart of Darkness', 'King Lear', 'A Separate Peace', and many others.Book InformationISBN 9780791097991Author Prof. Harold BloomFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Chelsea...

Evil, despair, and helplessness are persistent themes in recent young-adult fiction. Yet this bleakness needs not translate into depression and fear for vulnerable adolescents. Westwater reads six young-adult novels through Kristevan theory to find a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841900872Author Barrie WadeFormat PaperbackPage Count 81Imprint Questions Publishing Co LtdPublisher Imaginative Minds

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841900896Author Barrie WadeFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Questions Publishing Co LtdPublisher Imaginative Minds