Jane Austen's Persuasion

by Harold Bloom (Editor)

- Presents the most important 20th century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature
- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism
- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index
- Introductory essay by Harold Bloom

Contents:
Editor's Note
Introduction / Harold Bloom
Anne Elliot, Whose Word Had No Weight / Stuart M. Tave
Persuasion: Forms of Estrangement / A. Walton Litz
Anne Elliot's Dowry: Reflections on the Ending of Persuasion / Gene W. Ruoff
The Radical Pessimism of Persuasion / Julia Prewitt Brown
The Nature of Character in Persuasion / Susan Morgan
In Between: Persuasion / Tony Tanner
Persuasion: The "Unfeudal Tone of the Present Day" / Claudia L. Johnson
Persuasion: The Pathology of Everyday Life / John Wiltshire
Lost in a Book: Jane Austen's Persuasion / Adela Pinch
Satire, sensibility and innovation in Jane Austen: Persuasion and the minor works / Claude Rawson
Chronology
Contributors
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

Genres: Nonfiction, Literary Criticism

285 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2003

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

[Faith-Anne · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was a big disappointment to me. While some of the essays were really well written, most of them were poor quality. It felt as if the authors had only read Persuasion once.

[Elaine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I cannot find the actual book I read on GoodReads, but this is the closest version I can find. I read Persuasion because of the movie Lakehouse, it was Sandra Bullock's favorite book, given to her by her grandmother. This book was written in the 1700's, was published posthumously after Jane Austen died. It was a bit difficult to read, but overall a good story.

[Stephany · Rating 5 out of 5]

My second-favorite book of all time.

[Hans · Rating 3 out of 5]

De verfilming uit 1995 en te zien via YouTube is de moeite waard