Table of Contents

User's guide * Essay by Harold Bloom on ""The Work in the Person"" * Volume introduction by Harold Bloom * Biography of the writer and chronology of his or her life * In-depth critical analysis of the writer, detailing style, important symbols, themes, and ideas in his or her major works * Supporting critical essays from the world's leading critics, past and present * Complete bibliography of the writer's works * List of critical works about the writer * Index of themes and ideas in the writer's work

About the Author

Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of Humanities, Yale University, and Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School