Bloom's modern critical interpretations

Contains critical essays on William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury," in which the members of a genteel Southern family are portrayed as petty failures, drunkards, suicides, pathological perverts, and idiots; and includes a chronology, bibliography, and introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Presents ten critical essays on Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Offers a critical overview of Irish dramatist Samuel Beckett's play "Waiting for Godot", exploring the author's life as well as the play's structure, themes, plot, characters, and literary significance.

Contains nine critical analyses of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter;" and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom and a chronology of the author's life.

Presents fourteen modern critical essays on Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Contains twelve critical analyses of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn;" and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom and a chronology of the author's life.

Presents critical essays on John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

A study guide for John Knowles's "A Seperate Peace" that includes an overview of the author's life, the novel's plot and themes, and its key points, and provides review questions, critical essays, and discussion points.

Presents excerpts of critical essays on Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," along with a biography of the author, a plot summary, an annotated bibliography, and other study tools.

Presents eleven critical essays published between 1959 and 2001 on James Joyce's "Ulysses," and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by literary critic Harold Bloom.