William Golding's Lord of the flies
By: edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
Contributors: Bloom, Harold.
Series: Bloom's guides
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers; Chelsea House Pub (Library)
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Golding, William, 1911-; Golding, William, 1911-; Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc., in literature.; Regression (Civilization) in literature.; Islands in literature.; Boys in literature.; English literature -- History and criticism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-87) and index.
Table of contents: title: Biographical sketch; title: The story behind the story; title: List of characters; title: Summary and analysis; title: Critical views; title: William Golding on the work as a fable; title: E.M. Forster's introduction to Lord of the flies; title: Frederick R. Karl on the metaphysical novels of William Golding; title: Frank Kermode on William Golding and the "programme" of the novel; title: Harry H. Taylor on the case against William Golding's Simon-Piggy; title: Eugene Hollahan on running in circles: a major motif in Lord of the flies; title: Kathleen Woodward on aggression; title: S.J. Boyd on the nature of the beast; title: Lawrence S. Friedman on the inability to alter human nature; title: Stefan Hawlin on the savages in the forest: decolonising William Golding; title: James R. Baker on Golding and Huxley: the fables of demonic possession; title: Paul Crawford on literature of atrocity: Lord of the flies and The inheritors; title: Works by William Golding.