Treacherous, power-hungry, untempered by moral restraint, and embittered by physical deformity, Richard, the younger brother of King Edward IV, is ablaze with ambition to take England's throne. This title is a chronicle of Richard's machinations to be king - a tale of murder upon murder.

While England is threatened by the Earl of Northumberland, Young Prince Hal cavorts in London's taverns, accompanied by the dissolute, entertaining Falstaff and his band of rogues. Much of this play's tension involves Prince Hal and Falstaff, as the former tries to live up to his duties and responsibilities.

Whether readers prefer Ginsberg, Woolf or Melville, this illuminating volume which tackles the definitions of gay literature will be enjoyed by all bookworms, gay or straight.

In no other play has Shakespeare created two such equally titanic personages as Rome's great soldier and statesman Mark Antony and the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. The story of their irresistible attraction, their jealous quarrels, and the effects on friends and subjects of their ruinous choices is a tale leading irretrievably to despair and defeat.

Shakespeare's valedictory play is also one of his most poetical and magical. This story involves the spirit Ariel, the savage Caliban and Prospero, the banished Duke of Milan, now a wizard living on a remote island who uses his magic to shipwreck a party of ex-compatriots.

Famed for its cafe culture, Paris has long been regarded as a city of love, light, and literature. Visitors to this dynamic city can choose from any number of cafes, museums, and cathedrals to get a feel for the city's rich literary history. This guide provides information on Paris, and its role as a popular setting in literature.

A contribution to Shi'ite Sufism. It brings us to the core of this movement with an analysis of Ibn 'Arabi's life and doctrines. It begins with a spiritual topography of the twelfth century, emphasizing the differences between exoteric and esoteric forms of Islam. It also relates Islamic mysticism to mystical thought in the West.

A text of William Blake's poetry and prose.

Takes a look at London's place in literary history. This work includes an introduction by esteemed literary critic Harold Bloom, and a literary and cultural history of the city, describing its development from an important trading center for the Saxon kingdoms to its position as Europe's largest city.

This is the book that introduced deconstruction as a tool for literary and cultural theorists throughout the English-speaking world, and set the ball rolling for the subsequent controversies over the use of theory to study liuterature.

An anthology of poems which attempts to give readers the possession of six centuries of great British and American poetry.

A study of the Romantic poets and the relation between tradition and the individual artist. For this second edition Bloom offers a new introduction which explains the genesis of his thinking and the subsequent influence of the book on literary criticism.

Despite critical misunderstanding and neglect both in his time and in ours, Hart Crane remains one of America's greatest poets. This text is an authoritative presentation of Crane's work, and features an introduction by Harold Bloom that provides a keen critical analysis of Crane's work.

Rome is often associated with writers that have visited and been inspired by the Eternal City. This guide provides information for literature lovers, describing its development from its founding by Romulus and Remus to its function as a setting in many international mystery novels. It features color illustrations of literary landmarks, and more.

An analysis of the kabbalah, a mystical Judaic system. This book provides a study of the Kabbablah itself, of its commentators - the 'revisionary ratios' they employed - and of its significance as a model for contemporary criticism.