This edition in the Bloom's Modern Critical Views series gathers together some of the best analyses of the Brontë sisters - Charlotte, Emily, and Anne. Several works of the authors are examined, including the classics 'Jane Eyre' and 'Wuthering Heights'. This title includes a chronology, bibliography, and notes on the contributors, as well as an introductory essay by noted literary professor Harold Bloom.
Lord Byron has been called a vital embodiment of post-Renaissance poetry. His work is that of a proud individualist asserting the primacy of instinct through agonized self-conflict. Born in 1788, Byron is considered one of the greatest poets of the Romantic Movement. This volume presents critical commentary from his lifetime and beyond to provide a thorough and thought-provoking portrait of this essential poet's evolving reputation. This title in the Bloom's Classic Critical Views series also features a chronology of Lord Byron's life, an index of the volume, and an introductory essay by Harold Bloom.
Mark Twain and the Art of the Tall Tale is a study of a peculiar American comic strategy and its role in Mark Twain's fiction. Focusing on the writer's experiments with narrative structure, Wonham describes how Twain manipulated conventional approaches to reading and writing by engaging his audience in a series of rhetorical games--the rules of which he adapted from the conventions of tall tale in American oral and written traditions.
We Are Three Sisters: Self and Family in the Writing of the Brontes
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In "We Are Three Sisters," Drew Lamonica focuses on the role of families in the Brontës' fiction of personal development, exploring the ways in which it recognizes the family as a defining community for selfhood.
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An Introduction to Mark Twain
Peter Messent gives accessible but penetrating readings of the best-known writings including Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He pays particular attention to the way Twain's humour works and how it underpins his prose style. This book will be of outstanding value to anyone coming to Twain for the first time.
