J.D. Salinger's The catcher in the rye / edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bloom, Harold.

Series:

Bloom's guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David), 1919-2010. Catcher in the rye--Examinations--Study guides.

Salinger, J. D.

Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David), 1919-2010--Criticism and interpretation.

Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David), 1919-2010.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Study guides.

Physical Description:

127 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Catcher in the rye

Place of Publication:

New York : Chelsea House, [2007]

Summary:

Key Features: Introductions by renowned critic Harold Bloom consider each work and its significance. Brief biographical sketches offer insight into each author's life. "The Story Behind the Story" details the circumstances surrounding the inception and development of the work. Summaries with analysis review and explain key points of each work. Selections from critical essays written by leading scholars provide accessible explorations of the work. Annotated bibliographies direct readers to additional materials on the subject and explain the importance of each.

Contents:

The Story Behind the Story 16

Carl F. Strauch on The Complexity of Holden's Character 43

Robert M. Slabey on Christian Themes and Symbols 47

Jonathan Baumbach on Spirituality 50

John M. Howell on T.S. Eliot's Influence 54

Warren French on Holden's Search for Tranquility 60

Duane Edwards on Holden as the Unreliable Narrator 64

Gerald Rosen on the Relevance of Buddhism 69

Edwin Haviland Miller on Mourning Allie Caulfield 74

Christopher Brookeman on Cultural Codes at Pencey Prep 78

Sanford Pinsker on the Protagonist-Narrator 82

Paul Alexander on Inventing Holden Caulfield 86

Pamela Hunt Steinle on Holden as a Version of the American Adam 89

Matt Evertson on Holden Caulfield's Longing to Construct a New Home 94

Yasuhiro Takeuchi on the Carnivalesque 99

Works by J.D. Salinger 106.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0791092968

9780791092965

OCLC:

71369391