Collects ten critical essays on the works of African-American author Richard Wright, and includes an introduction by critic Harold Bloom, a chronology, notes on contributors, and a bibliography.
Presents eleven critical essays on the writings of twentieth-century American author Truman Capote, and includes a chronology of his life, a bibliography, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.
Presents critical analyses of the work of African-American poets from the eighteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries, including Gwendolyn Brooks, Countee Cullen, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Claude McKay, and Jean Toomer.
Presents twelve critical essays on the writings of twentieth-century author James Joyce, and includes a chronology of his life, a bibliography, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.
Contains essays that provide critical analyses of the writings of Canadian author Alice Munro, and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom, and a chronology.
Examines the life of twentieth-century American author Flannery O'Connor, providing an analysis of her writing with critical essays that discuss her characters, the role of religion, and other elements within her work; and includes a chronology, and a complete bibliography.
Presents ten critical essays on the writings of twentieth-century American playwright August Wilson, and includes a chronology of his life, a bibliography, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.
Presents resources for studying Cormac McCarthy's "All the Pretty Horses, " including a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a summary and analysis of the novel, and a selection of critical views.
Contains eleven essays in which the authors provide critical perspectives on the works of Hispanic American writers, and includes an introduction by critic Harold Bloom, a chronology, notes on the contributors, and a bibliography.