J. D. Salinger (Modern Critical Views) (Bloom's Modern Critical Views (Hardcover)) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0791098133 ISBN 13: 9780791098134

Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

J.D. Salinger's powerful fiction and enigmatic persona have captivated readers for more than 50 years. His works include ""Nine Stories""; ""Raise High the Roof Beam""; ""Carpenters""; and ""Franny and Zooey"", but Salinger's literary reputation rests on his coming-of-age masterpiece, ""The Catcher in the Rye"". This collection of new essays draws a critical portrait of Salinger's work, complemented by an introductory essay by master scholar Harold Bloom.

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About the Author:

Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University. He is the author of 30 books, including Shelley's Mythmaking (1959), The Visionary Company (1961), Blake's Apocalypse (1963), Yeats (1970), A Map of Misreading (1975), Kabbalah and Criticism (1975), Agon: Toward a Theory of Revisionism (1982), The American Religion (1992), The Western Canon (1994), and Omens of Millennium: The Gnosis of Angels, Dreams, and Resurrection (1996). The Anxiety of Influence (1973) sets forth Professor Bloom's provocative theory of the literary relationships between the great writers and their predecessors. His most recent books include Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human (1998), a 1998 National Book Award finalist, How to Read and Why (2000), Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds (2002), Hamlet: Poem Unlimited (2003), Where Shall Wisdom be Found (2004), and Jesus and Yahweh: The Names Divine (2005). In 1999, Professor Bloom received the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Criticism. He has also received the International Prize of Catalonia, the Alfonso Reyes Prize of Mexico, and the Hans Christian Andersen Bicentennial Prize of Denmark.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0791098133
• ISBN 13: 9780791098134
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 254
• Editor: Bloom Harold