Bloom's classic critical views

A selection of critical essays and extracts from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on the life and writing of author Nathaniel Hawthorne, with discussion of specific works, including "Twice-Told Tales, " "The Scarlet Letter, " "The House of the Seven Gables, " and others.

Contains selections of literary criticism written between 1855 and 1960 that look at the life, general career, and specific works of American poet Walt Whitman.

A collection of thirteen critical essays on the works of the Bronte sisters, with chronology, bibliography, and introduction by Harold Bloom.

Provides a brief biography of English Romantic poet William Wordsworth, a selection of personal reminiscences by his contemporaries, and critical essays from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on specific Wordsworth works.

Provides a brief biography of British poet George Gordon, Lord Byron, a selection of personal reminiscences by his contemporaries, and critical essays from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on specific Byron works.