history and criticism

Presents critical essays on Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Collects eleven critical essays on various works by American writer Kurt Vonnegut, covering texts such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle.".

Presents ten critical essays published between 1973 and 2001 on Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.

Contains thirteen critical essays on J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye," and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

A study guide for Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" that offers biographical information on the author, a summary and analysis, a list of characters, and a selection of critical views.

Contains eleven critical analyses of Homer's "The Odyssey;" and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom and a chronology.

Presents nine critical essays on aspects of Homer's "The Iliad" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

A survey of Western music, organized chronologically from ancient Greece and Rome through the twentieth century, with discussion of the defining characteristics of each period, and information about some of history's most significant composers.

Presents seventeen analytical essays on Greek drama, covering the evolution of the tragedy and comedy and comparing the major dramatists' treatment of such themes as madness and religion.

Presents a collection of eleven critical essays on the writings of Ernest Hemingway from a variety of noted poets, novelists, essayists, and playwrights of the Western world and contains an introductory essay by Harold Bloom and chronology.