Bloom refers to Henry James as "the major American writer of prose fiction, outshining his precursor Hawthorne, and his antithesis, Faulkner." This text studies the work of James, including "The Turn of the Screw," "The Beast in the Jungle," "The Lesson of the Master," "The Jolly Corner," and "Daisy Miller."
This title also features a biography of Henry James, a user guide, a detailed thematic analysis of each short story, a list of characters in each story, a complete bibliography of James’ works, an index of themes and ideas, and editor’s notes and introduction by Harold Bloom.
From vaudeville to viral comedy on the web, here are more than 40 short biographies of Jewish comedians who heavily influenced the entertainment industry in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Arcimboldo: Visual Jokes, Natural History, and Still-Life Painting
In Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s most famous paintings, grapes, fish, and even the beaks of birds form human hair. A pear stands in for a man’s chin. Citrus fruits sprout from a tree trunk that doubles as a neck. All sorts of natural phenomena come together on canvas and panel to assemble the strange heads and faces that constitute one of Renaissance art’s most striking oeuvres. The first major study in a generation of the artist behind these remarkable paintings, Arcimboldo tells the singular story of their creation.
Let help you find the wedding cake that is perfect for you. "Wedding Dream Cakes" is a collection of more than 45 beautiful and unique cake designs sure to fulfill your dreams.
Created by Harvard students for students everywhere—serve as study companions and reference tools that cover a wide range of college and graduate school subjects, including Business, Computer Programming, Medicine, Law, Foreign Language, Humanities, and Science. Titles like How to Study, Microsoft Word for Windows, Microsoft Powerpoint for Windows, and HTML give you what it takes to find success in school and beyond.
