Bloom's literary themes

Contains nineteen critical essays that explore the theme of the American dream in various works, including Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, " Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman, " Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass, " and others.

Contains nineteen critical essays that explore themes of human sexuality in various works, such as Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Miller's Tale, " James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, " Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles, " and others.

Contains twenty critical essays that explore the role of the hero's journey in various literary works, such as Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, " Baldwin's "Go Tell It on the Mountain, " Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings, " and Austen's "Pride and Prejudice.".

Contains twenty critical essays that explore themes of the grotesque in various works, such as Voltaire's "Candide, " Shelley's "Frankenstein, " "Gogol's "The Overcoat, " and Kafka's "The Metamorphosis.".

Contains twenty critical essays that explore themes of rebirth and renewal in various works, such as Conrad's "Heart of Darkness, " Shakespeare's "The Tempest, " and Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment.".

A collection of nineteen critical essays that explore the role of the labyrinth in various works of literature, including "The Garden of Forking Paths, " "Metamorphoses, " "Ulysses, " and others.