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The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Stories - Edgar Allan Poe

The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Stories - Edgar Allan Poe( )
Editor: Bloom, Harold
Series title:Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations Ser.
ISBN:978-1-60413-388-2
Publication Date:May 2009
Publisher:Facts On File, Incorporated
Imprint:Chelsea House
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $45.00USD $45.00
Book Description:

Though critical opinion of the literary merit of Edgar Allan Poe's writing has varied widely since his death in 1849, his tales have remained popular for their gothic sensibilities and evocative explorations of human vice and desire. This collection of essays explores the enduring works of this esteemed writer.

Book Details
Pages:220
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / American / General
Author Biography
(Editor)
Harold Bloom was born on July 11, 1930 in New York City. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell in 1951 and his Doctorate from Yale in 1955.

After graduating from Yale, Bloom remained there as a teacher, and was made Sterling Professor of Humanities in 1983. Bloom's theories have changed the way that critics think of literary tradition and has also focused his attentions on history and the Bible. He has written over twenty books and edited countless others. He is one of the most famous critics in the world and considered an expert in many fields. In 2010 he became a founding patron of Ralston College, a new institution in Savannah, Georgia, that focuses on primary texts.

His works include Fallen Angels, Till I End My Song: A Gathering of Last Poems, Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life and The Shadow of a Great Rock: A Literary Appreciation of The King James Bible.

Harold Bloom passed away on October 14, 2019 in New Haven, at the age of 89.

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