Wuthering Heights (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights", set in the raw and frightening beauty of the English moors, is the story of two lovers drawn together from the moment they meet. Their love is consuming and destructive, forbidden and inescapable, making Bronte's tale a sweeping classic of English literature. This updated volume offers clear analysis perfect for students seeking valuable insight into this haunting tale.
The Tale of Genji (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
Written by the daughter of a Japanese noble, this 11th century work of fiction chronicles the life and romantic exploits of the handsome son of the Emperor and his concubine during the Heian period.
The title, Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of Genji, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of Genji through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics.
Toni Morrison's Sula (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
Morrison's rich tale of two women who grow estranged.
The title, Toni Morrison’s Sula, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on Toni Morrison’s Sula through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics. This collection of criticism also features a short biography on Toni Morrison, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
Penned by Omar Khayyam circa 1120, these quatrains of Arabic verse were introduced to England in 1859 by scholar poet Edward FitzGerald. The overwhelming popularity of FitzGerald's lyrical translation owes as much to the translator as the writer.
