Books in Bloom's Biocritiques series

Lord Byron is considered one of the greatest poets of the Romantic movement. Born in 1788, he was one of the most famous and controversial writers of his contemporaries. Learn more about Byron with this text, which includes an extensive biography, literary criticism, a list of works by and about the author, and more. This series is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School; preeminent literary critic of our time. The lives of the greatest writers of the world are explored in the new series Bloom’s BioCritiques. In addition to a lengthy biography, each book includes an extensive critical analysis of the writer’s work, as well as critical views by important literary critics throughout history. These volumes are the perfect introduction to critical study of the important authors currently read and discussed in high schools, colleges, and graduate schools.

Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, created some of the most enduring images of place, character, and ethos, that readers identify as particularly American. This text examines the life and work of the author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a novel in which the protagonists has been said to incarnate American solitude. Learn more about Twain through an extensive biography, analysis from renowned critics, and more. This series is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School; preeminent literary critic of our time. The lives of the greatest writers of the world are explored in the new series Bloom’s BioCritiques. In addition to a lengthy biography, each book includes an extensive critical analysis of the writer’s work, as well as critical views by important literary critics throughout history. These volumes are the perfect introduction to critical study of the important authors currently read and discussed in high schools, colleges, and graduate schools.