Hamlet (Mod Crit Interpret) (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) by William Golding

Bloom's Major Short Story Writers

by Harold Bloom

Harold Bloom states that what in Kafka is not paradox is parable. Critics suggest the author is a unique writer, though only secondarily as a novelist. This text examines Kafka's novels, including Amerika, The Castle, and The Trial. This series is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School; preeminent literary critic of our time. Titles include detailed plot summaries of the novel, extracts from scholarly critical essays on the novels, a complete bibliography of the writer's novels, and more.

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.