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10) Jane Austen
Summary
Almost 200 years after her death, Jane Austen has become an industry unto herself. Noted for her wit and cunning satirical edge, Austen used her subtle gifts to produce works that delicately balanced the pursuit of romance and self-realization with piercing social insight. This updated edition provides a well-rounded critical portrait of this increasingly popular author and includes a chronology.
15) Robert Frost
Summary
A collection of critical essays discuss the works of the American poet who specialized in the relationship between humans and nature.
Summary
Coleridge's poetry often overshadows the brilliance of the other genres and forms of writing that occupied his interests. Classic works such as "Kubla Khan" have taken their place among the most accomplished poems written in the language. His critical work also extends and reveals a wealth of profoundly sensitive observations and a prophetic vision of compelling authenticity. This new addition to "Bloom's Classic Critical Views" features classic essays...
20) John Steinbeck
Summary
A selection of criticism, arranged in chronological order of publication, devoted to the fiction of John Steinbeck.