Richard Wright (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)

Richard Wright found a variety of sources of inspiration for his novels. Marxist, existentialist, Freudian, and Black Nationalist leanings can be found in his work. Studied here are Lawd Today, Uncle Tom's Children, and Black Boy. This title, Richard Wright, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Richard Wright through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Richard Wright, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.