Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Bloom's Major Short Story Writers are easy-to-follow guides to the most popular short story writers whose works are taught in high schools, colleges, and universities today. Each book is edited by the preeminent literary critic of our time, Harold Bloom, and contains a variety of critical views on the world's greatest short stories. These volumes are the perfect introduction to critical study of these important works by writers such as Mark Twain, James Joyce, Edgar Allan Poe, and Flannery O'Connor.
Description
Includes bibliographical references and index. "Works about Mark Twain": p. 72-73.
Table of Contents
The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County -- Facts concerning the recent carnival of crime in Connecticut -- The stolen white elephant -- The man that corrupted Hadleyburg -- The ¡1,000,000 note.