Franz Kafka

Bloom's Major Short Story Writers

by Harold Bloom (Editor)

Franz Kafka's visionary fiction offers an unforgettable rendering of the anxiety and alienation prevalent in 20th-century Western society. This collection discusses the Kafka's works The Trial and The Metamorphosis. It includes an introductory essay, a bibliography, a chronology of the author's life, and an index for reference.

235 pages, Hardcover

First published June 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

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Several critics with differing opinions on the meaning of his work. It is very fascinating, and thought provoking. Kafka is one of my favorites so I am always interested in critical theory on him.