One of Edith Wharton's most critically acclaimed books, this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells the story of love in the high society of 1870s New York.
Eugene O'Neill, one of America's first and leading tragic dramatists, is best known for his plays "The Iceman Cometh", "Desire Under the Elms", and "Long Day's Journey into Night". O'Neill's art for anguish won him four Pulitzer Prizes and the Nobel Prize in Literature, and a place as one of the most important writers in American history
Anton Chekhov was one of the most important short story writers and dramatists of all time. Ranked among the giants of Russian literature during his lifetime, this playwright's legacy includes "The Cherry Orchard", "Uncle Vanya", "Three Sisters", and "The Seagull". This invaluable new study guide in the "Bloom's Modern Critical Views" series contains a selection of the finest contemporary criticism of Chekhov and his works.
With the publication of her novel, "The Joy Luck Club", in 1989, Amy Tan was immediately recognized as a major contemporary novelist. Her work has received a great deal of attention and acclaim from feminist critics on issues of matrilineage and the ultimate triumph over female victimization. This addition to the "Bloom's Modern Critical Views" series is enhanced by a chronology, bibliography, notes on contributors, and a introductory essay by noted literature professor Harold Bloom.
