A collection of eight critical essays on the major novellas of James including "The Aspern papers," "Daisy Miller," and "The Turn of the screw."

Has any other love story become so enmeshed in our culture as the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet? In fair Verona the families of Montague and Capulet are locked in a long-standing, bitter blood feud when young Romeo Montague slips into a masquerade party at the Capulet's. During the dance he glimpses Juliet, the daughter of the house, and is struck by love at first sight. She returns his passion and they promise each other everlasting love notwithstanding...

"The Best Poems of the English Language is a comprehensive anthology that offers the reader possession of six centuries of great British and American poetry." "The vast scope of this anthology begins with Chaucer and ends with poets whose births predate 1900. Harold Bloom has culled his selection according to his three absolute criteria: aesthetic splendor, intellectual power, and wisdom." "Featured in this volume is a substantial and significant...

A collection of eight critical essays on Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" arranged in chronological order of publication from 1951 to the present.

A critical analysis of Huxley's influential novel features the writings of Harold H. Watts, George Woodcock, Robert S. Baker, and other scholars.

A collection of seven critical essays on Homer's epic poem, arranged chronologically in order of their original publication.

An introduction to the life and works of Langston Hughes, featuring a biographical profile of the American poet, and critical analyses of his writing