John Ashbery: Comprehensive Research and Study Guide (Bloom's Major Poets)John Ashbery, author of over 20 books of poetry, has won numerous prizes and fellowships. Among the poems considered in this volume are "Soonest Mended" and the ever popular "Syringa."
Mark Strand (Bloom's Major Poets)Though he has had an impact as a writer in other forms, Mark Strand's poetry has had the most influence. His contribution to American poetry has been vast. Learn about this important modern poet through analysis of renowned critics.
Maya Angelou (Bloom's Major Poets)A literature of black women's courage and experience is at the heart of Angelou's writing.
This title, Maya Angelou, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Maya Angelou through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Maya Angelou, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.
Hart Crane: Comprehensive Research and Study Guide (Bloom's Major Poets)
Harold Bloom refers to Hart Crane as a prophet of American Orphism, of the Emersonian and Whitmanian Native Strain in our national literature. This text offers criticism of his work from some of the most respected authorities on the subject. Studied works include "Voyages," "Repose of Rivers," "Proem: To Brooklyn Bridge," "The Tunnel," and "The Broken Tower."
Elizabeth Bishop: Comprehensive Research and Study Guide (Bloom's Major Poets)
Elizabeth Bishop is considered one of the major American poets. She is so meticulous and original that she tends to be both under-read and misread. Examine her work through some of the best literary criticism available on poems such as "The Monument," "Roosters," "At the Fishhouses," "Crusoe in England," and "The End of March."
