Great Expectations (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
The widely read novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is the focus of this edition of Bloom's Notes. The novel is considered in this latest version of Bloom's Notes. Along with a collection of some of the best criticism available on his work, this text includes a brief biography of the author, structural and thematic analysis, an index of themes and ideas, and more.
Allen Tate: Blooms Major Poets: Comprehensive Research And Study Guide (Bloom's Major Poets)
Allen Tate, along with John Crowe Ransom and Robert Penn Warren, was a strong defender of formalism in poetry. Some of his most recognized poems are covered here including "Ode to the Confederate Dead," and "The Mediterranean."
The Waste Land (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
A cornerstone of the Modernist movement, T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" suggests the fragmentation of civilization following World War I. Because of its changes of speaker, location, and time, as well as its numerous literary and cultural references, it is often used in the classroom to illustrate how to explicate a poem. Bloom's "Modern Critical Interpretations" allows students to approach this challenging poem with confidence.
Oedipus Rex (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
Written by Sophocles around 425 BCE, "Oedipus Rex, or Oedipus the King" is a classic Greek tragedy in that it depicts the search for self-understanding, and the struggle between man and fate. The story forms the foundation for the symbolic conflict between fathers and sons. Bloom's "Modern Critical Interpretations" offers a range of salient critical viewpoints on this, one of history's most important plays. Thoughtful analyses are supplemented by features that make this resource ideal for those preparing in-depth research papers.
Jane Eyre (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre", published in October 1847, was an immediate success, going into second and third printings by spring of 1848. Even Queen Victoria, according to her diary, read the story to Prince Albert until midnight. The tale of the "poor, obscure, plain, and little" governess, her brooding employer, Edward Rochester, and the madwoman secreted in the attic, "Jane Eyre" is considered a staple of Gothic and Victorian literature.
