Bloomsbury Home

Students and general readers alike will find this new series of titles both useful and stimulating in their search for a better understanding of the writers who have shaped the literary canon over the centuries. Readers will find many merits and attributes in this series, including:

- Accessible literary criticism on the classic writers
- Covers major writers most frequently read in the secondary schools and lower-level college curriculum
- Follows a proven format to examine each writer's major works fully and systematically
- Well researched biographical chapter relates writer's life to his or her work
- Examines place of writer within his/her literary heritage
- Separate sections on plot development, character development, and major themes
- Alternate critical perspective for each work
- Written to appeal to a general audience
- Enables reader to gain a deeper appreciation of the subject's works
- Written by subject specialists who understand student's needs for lucid analysis of important literary works