William Golding's Lord of the flies /
edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
- Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2004.
- 95 p. : 22 cm.
- Bloom's guides .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-87) and index.
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.
0791078787
2003028160
Golding, William, 1911-1993. Lord of the flies.
Golding, William, 1911-1993. Lord of the flies.
Airplane crash survival in literature.
Regression (Civilization) in literature.
Islands in literature.
Boys in literature.
English literature--History and criticism.
823 / GOL
Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-87) and index.
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.
0791078787
2003028160
Golding, William, 1911-1993. Lord of the flies.
Golding, William, 1911-1993. Lord of the flies.
Airplane crash survival in literature.
Regression (Civilization) in literature.
Islands in literature.
Boys in literature.
English literature--History and criticism.
823 / GOL