Read Bloom's considerations on those writers who shaped the art of the short story; Guy de Maupassant, Edgar Allan Poe, and Sherwood Anderson to name a few.

Epic

by Harold Bloom

Published 1 April 2005
- Each volume's introduction presents Bloom's general overview of the genre and his thoughts on its development - Each volume's bibliographic information is genre specific and directs the reader to additional resources for further study - All essays are written by Harold Bloom

Novelists and Novels

by Harold Bloom

Published 1 March 2005
Read what Bloom had to say on the world's great novelists including Miguel de Cervantes, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Franz Kafka, Ernest Hemmingway and more.

Essayists and Prophets

by Harold Bloom

Published 1 March 2005

Dramatists and Drama

by Harold Bloom

Published 1 March 2005

Poets and Poems

by Harold Bloom

Published 1 March 2005