Flannery O'Connor

Bloom's Modern Critical Views

by Harold Bloom (Editor)

Widely acclaimed as one of the finest short story writers, Flannery O'Connor's stories include A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Everything That Rises Must Converge. This collection of critical essays presents a chronology of O'Connor's life, a bibliography of her works, an index, and an introductory essay by literary critic Harold Bloom.

Genres: Nonfiction, Literary Criticism

185 pages, Library Binding

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!