Calgary Public Library

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

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-87) and index

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non fiction

William Golding's Lord of the flies

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edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom

Bloom's guides

Comprehensive reading and study guides for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces. Concise critical excerpts provide a scholarly overview of each work. The Story Behind the Story details the conditions under which the work was written. Each book includes a biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, an extensive summary and analysis, and an annotated bibliography

Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -- List of characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views -- William Golding on the work as a fable -- E.M. Forster's introduction to Lord of the flies -- Frederick R. Karl on the metaphysical novels of William Golding -- Frank Kermode on William Golding and the "programme" of the novel -- Harry H. Taylor on the case against William Golding's Simon-Piggy -- Eugene Hollahan on running in circles: a major motif in Lord of the flies -- Kathleen Woodward on aggression -- S.J. Boyd on the nature of the beast -- Lawrence S. Friedman on the inability to alter human nature -- Stefan Hawlin on the savages in the forest: decolonising William Golding -- James R. Baker on Golding and Huxley: the fables of demonic possession -- Paul Crawford on literature of atrocity: Lord of the flies and The inheritors -- Works by William Golding

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