Harold Bloom

A collection of poems by one hundred poets, including pieces from T. S. Eliot, Alexander Pope, W. B. Yeats, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, William Shakespeare, Conrad Aiken, George Meredith, and others. Features critical commentary from Harold Bloom on each poem.

Comprehensive reading and study guides for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces. Concise critical excerpts provide a scholarly overview of each work. The Story Behind the Story details the conditions under which the work was written. Each book includes a biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, an extensive summary and analysis, and an annotated bibliography.

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

Examines different aspects of Paton's novel about race relations in South Africa, with a biographical sketch of the author and critical essays on this work.

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the works, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

Examines different aspects of Orwell's anti-utopian classic, with a biographical sketch of the author and critical essays on this work.