Bibliograph

William Golding's Lord of the flies, edited & with an introduction by Harold Bloom

Type

Label

William Golding's Lord of the flies, edited & with an introduction by Harold Bloom

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-101) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

William Golding's Lord of the flies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

401143808

Responsibility statement

edited & with an introduction by Harold Bloom

Series statement

Bloom's guides

Summary

An overview of the novel features a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a summary of the plot, and critical and analytical views of the work

Table Of Contents

Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -- List of characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views: David Anderson on Golding's difficult Christianity -- Kathleen Woodard discusses the capacity for evil in children -- Arnold Kruger takes a new look at the character of Simon -- James R. Baker considers Golding, Huxley, and modernity -- Berthold Schoene-Harwood on destructive masculinity in Lord of the flies -- Paul Crawford on human depravity in the novel -- Mark Kinkead-Weekes and Ian Gregor address the symbolism of the conch -- Paula Alida Ray on the absence of the female in Lord of the flies -- Theodore Dalrymple reflects on human depravity in the novel -- Peter Edgerly Firchow examines the implausible beginning and ending of Lord of the flies -- Works by William Golding -- Annotated bibliography

resource.variantTitle

Lord of the flies

Classification