Flannery O'Connor

Bloom's Modern Critical Views

by Harold Bloom (Editor)

-- User's guide
-- Biography of the short story writer
-- List of characters in each story
-- Detailed thematic analysis of each short story
-- Extracts from major critical essays that discuss important aspects of each work
-- A complete bibliography of the writer's works
-- A list of critical works about the short stories covered in the book
-- An index of themes and ideas in the author's work

Genres: Nonfiction, Literary Criticism

76 pages, ebook

First published July 1, 1986

About the author

Harold Bloom was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world." After publishing his first book in 1959, Bloom wrote more than 50 books, including over 40 books of literary criticism, several books discussing religion, and one novel. He edited hundreds of anthologies concerning numerous literary and philosophical figures for the Chelsea House publishing firm. Bloom's books have been translated into more than 40 languages. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1995.
Bloom was a defender of the traditional Western canon at a time when literature departments were focusing on what he derided as the "school of resentment" (multiculturalists, feminists, Marxists, and others). He was educated at Yale University, the University of Cambridge, and Cornell University.

Reviews

[Khaoula · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's a useful book

[Yvonne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent analysis of her stories.

[Yvonne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent analysis!