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  • Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front

    Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Publications, March 1, 2009)
    All Quiet on the Western Front served as Remarque's attempt to confront and ultimately rid himself of the graphic and haunting memories of his time serving in World War I. This title features a selection of essays, in addition to a bibliography, a chronology of Remarque's life, and an introduction.

  • The Sonnets

    Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    language (Chelsea House Publications, Aug. 1, 2008)
    This study guide contains a selection of criticism through the centuries on Shakespeare's sonnets, along with an introduction, analysis of key lines, and more.

  • Beowulf

    Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    language (Chelsea House Publications, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Composed about CE 1000, Beowulf is the longest known poem written in Old English. Considered one of the great epics, the Anglo-Saxon saga relates the heroic deeds of the warrior Beowulf, who kills the man-eating monster Grendel, and the monster's mother. Containing touches of Christian and pagan symbolism, Beowulf is the source of many medieval and Renaissance legends. It also influenced J.R.R. Tolkien, and helped spawn the fantasy genre so popular today in literature and film. Arm students for immersion in the study of this mythic adventure with Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations. Newly updated, Beowulf includes full-length, interpretive essays that provide expert commentary, as well as introductions, a chronology, notes on the contributors, and a bibliography.

  • The Bell Jar

    Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    eBook (Blooms Literary Criticism, Jan. 1, 2009)
    In this classic coming-of-age novel set in post-World War II America, Esther Greenwood emerges as a double for author Sylvia Plath. This guide also includes an annotated bibliography and an introduction by noted literary scholar Harold Bloom.

  • William Shakespeare: Tragedies

    Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    eBook (Chelsea House Publications, Nov. 1, 2009)
    - A complex critical portrait of one of the most influential writers in the world- Bibliographic information that directs readers to additional resources for further study- A useful chronology of the writer's life- An introductory essay by Harold Bloom.

  • Arthur Miller's The Crucible

    Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    language (Chelsea House Pub, March 1, 2008)
    An overview of the play features a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a summary of the plot, and critical and analytical essays about the work.

  • Song of Solomon

    Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    eBook (Blooms Literary Criticism, April 1, 2009)
    The mythic patterns Toni Morrison explores in her third novel inform the transformation of Milkman Dead. This title traces Milkman's journey from spiritual death to understanding and acceptance of personal responsibility, his liberation symbolized by his discovery of the ability to fly.

  • T. S. Eliot's the Waste Land: T.S. Eliot

    Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    language (Chelsea House Publications, Nov. 1, 2006)
    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, this work is often used in the classroom to illustrate how to explicate a poem.

  • William Faulkner's the Sound and the Fury

    Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    (Chelsea House Publications, June 1, 2008)
    The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner's fourth novel, was his first attempt at a wholly self-conscious style. Faulkner's willingness to experiment affords his readers no stable perspective from which to comprehend the decline of the Compson family. This title includes critical essays on Faulkner's work.

  • Alice Walker's the Color Purple

    Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    Hardcover (Blooms Literary Criticism, July 1, 2008)
    A compilation of current criticism on the characters and themes in 'The Color Purple'. Also included is a chronology of Alice Walker's life.

  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    eBook (Blooms Literary Criticism, Nov. 1, 2010)
    Maya Angelou's unforgettable autobiography, nominated for the National Book Award in 1969, recounts her struggle as a young black woman to overcome obstacles and realize her dreams. A meditation on themes of empowerment and self-actualization, it has emerged as a modern classic. This new collection of concise critical excerpts features an introduction from master critic Harold Bloom, an annotated biography of Angelou's myriad works, and an index.

  • Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

    Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom

    language (Blooms Literary Criticism, Nov. 1, 2009)
    - Concise critical excerpts that provide a scholarly overview of each work- The Story Behind the Story, detailing the conditions under which the work was written- A biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, an extensive summary and analysis, and an annotated bibliography.