Harold Bloom's The Anxiety of Influence has cast its long shadow of influence since it was first published in 1973. Through an insightful study of Romantic poets, Bloom puts forth his central vision of the relations between tradition and the individual artist. His argument that all literary texts are a strong misreading of these that precede them had an enormous impact on the practice of deconstruction and poststructuralist literary theory. The book remains a central work of criticism for all students of literature.
Known for her wit and preference for seclusion, 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson rarely left her home in Amherst, Massachusetts, preferring instead to write quietly from the confines of her bedroom. Today she is one of the most beloved and widely studied American poets. Bloom's How to Write about Emily Dickinson offers valuable paper-topic suggestions, clearly outlined strategies on how to write a strong essay, and an insightful introduction by Harold Bloom on writing about Dickinson. This new volume is designed to help students develop their analytical writing skills and critical comprehension of this important poet and her works.
The creator of two of the most iconic characters in all of literature, Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain has long been regarded as the quintessential American writer. Bloom's How to Write about Mark Twain offers valuable paper-topic suggestions, clearly outlined strategies on how to write a strong essay, and an insightful introduction by Harold Bloom on writing about Twain. This volume is designed to help students develop their analytical writing skills and critical comprehension of this important author and his works.
Known for his masterwork 'The Great Gatsby', a searing criticism of American society during the 1920s, F. Scott Fitzgerald claimed the distinction of creating what many readers and scholars consider to be the great American novel. Bloom's How to Write about F. Scott Fitzgerald offers valuable paper-topic suggestions, clearly outlined strategies on how to write a strong essay, and an insightful introduction by Harold Bloom on writing about Fitzgerald. This new volume is designed to help students develop their analytical writing skills and critical comprehension of this modern master and his major works.
Joseph Conrad's novels and short stories explore the nature of narrative, reality, and competing notions of truth. This new volume offers a new selection of contemporary critical commentary on the author of such classic works as "Lord Jim", "Nostromo", and "Heart of Darkness". This new edition also contains an introduction penned by literary scholar Harold Bloom, a bibliography, a chronology of the author's life, and an index for reference.
