Catch-22 - Joseph Heller, New Edition (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)

Joseph Heller’s World War II satire, Catch-22, poses the moral dilemma of how to remain sane in an insane world. When it was first published in 1961, the novel not only became a modern-day classic, but it also introduced the Catch-22 catchphrase into everyday vernacular. Joseph Heller's Catch-22, New Edition offers a varied selection of full-length essays, a detailed chronology, and a thorough index that provide an ideal critical companion for readers wishing to broaden their appreciation of Heller’s modern masterpiece.

CONTENTS
Editor's Note
Introduction (Harold Bloom)
The Logic of Survival in a Lunatic World (Robert Brustein)
The Catch (Nelson Algren)
A New Novel About Old Troubles (John Wain)
Joseph Heller's Catch-22: Only Fools Walk in Darkness (Frederick R. Karl)
The Night Journey in Catch-22 (Minna Doskow)
Catch-22 Revisited (Joseph Heller)
The Structure of Joseph Heller's Catch-22 (Jan Solomon)
Time Structure in Catch-22 (Douglas Gaukroger)
Catch-22: The Making of a Novel (Richard Lehan and Jerry Patch)
I See Everything Twice! The Structure of Joseph Heller's Catch-22 (James L. McDonald)
Theme and Structure in Catch-22 (Thomas Allen Nelson)
Spindrift and the Sea: Structural Patterns and Unifying Elements in Catch-22 (Clinton S. Burhans, Jr.)
A Special Message to Subscribers, Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
The Catch-22 Note Cards (James Nagel)
Preface to Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-23: With the New Sequel to His Postwar Classic, Is Joseph Heller Cashing In or Cashing Out? (David Streitfeld)
Götterdämmerung-22 (Christopher Buckley)
From Avignon to Catch-22 (David M. Craig)
A World Worth Laughing At: Catch-22 and the Humor of Black Humor (Daniel Green)
The Early Composition History of Catch-22 (James Nagel)
Looking Back at Catch-22 (Norman Podhoretz)
Once More Into the Breach: Joseph Heller Gives Catch-22 a Second Act (Sanford Pinsker)
Joseph Heller's Combat Experiences in Catch-22 (Michael C. Scoggins)
Joseph Heller Chronology
Contributors
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index