Toni Morrison

by Harold Bloom (Editor)

Presents critical essays discussing the work of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, including her novels "Sula," "Beloved," and "The Bluest Eye."

Genres: Literary Criticism

223 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1987

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

[Lisa]

I found this book helpful to see themes across Morrison's work, and, as I become more familiar with it myself, to see where I had different interpretations, or where multiple interpretations are discussed.

[David Withun · Rating 4 out of 5]

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