Raymond Carver: Comprehensive Research and Study Guide (Bloom's Major Short Story Writers)

Raymond Carver is viewed as a genius within the limits he imposed upon himself whose early work was heavily influenced by Earnest Hemingway. The work of this modern-day author who died at a young age is studied in this volume by some of the most respected critics on the subject. Examined works include "Where I'm Calling From," "Cathedral," "Fever," "The Bridle," and "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love."

Contents:

Plot summary of "Where I'm calling from" 
List of characters in "Where I'm calling from" 
Critical views on "Where I'm calling from"
Adam Meyer on The evolution of Raymond Carver's minimalism 
Claudine Verley on the hidden depth of the story 
Thomas J. Halsam on the differences between two versions of the story 
Kirk Nesset on the depth of the story 
Michael Sonkowsky on grown men in "Where I'm calling from" 
Plot summary of "Cathedral" 
List of characters in "Cathedral" 
Critical views on "Cathedral" 
Irving Howe on stories of our lonliness
Mark A.R. Facknitz on the transcendence of the characters
Arthur A. Brown on Raymond Carver and postmodern humanism
Tess Gallagher on the writing of "Cathedral"
Tom Jenks on Carver, Gallagher, and "Cathedral"
Melvin Jules Bukiet on specificity 
Plot summary of "Fever" 
List of characters in "Fever" 
Critical views on "Fever" -
Michael J. Bugeja on hope in the story 
Arthur Saltzman on Carlyle's mental development 
Randolph Paul Runyon on Carlyle's acceptance 
Ewing Campbell on the story's melodrama. Plot summary of "The bridle" 
List of characters in "The bridle" 
Critical views on "The bridle" 
James W. Grinnel reviews the collection Cathedral 
Patricia Schnapp on Characters
Ewing Campbell on the sympathy of the narrator
Plot summary of "What we talk about when we talk about love"
List of characters in "What we talk about when we talk about love"
Critical views on "What we talk about when we talk about love" 
Marshall Bruce Gentry and William L. Stull on Carver as a minimalist 
Nelson Hathcock on language 
Michael Trussler on minimalism 
Jon Powell on tension and uncertainty
Brian Stonehill on the anecdotes in the story 
Bill Mullen on televisual culture in the stories of Raymond Carver
Works by Raymond Carver 
Works about Raymond Carver.