Joseph Heller's Catch-22 (MCI) (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) [Library Binding]

Joseph L. Heller (Editor), Harold Bloom (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2001 | Series: Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations (Book 22)

The phrase Catch-22 has entered the language since this classic was published in 1961.

The title, Joseph Heller’s Catch-22, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics. This collection of criticism also features a short biography on Joseph Heller, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 182 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791059278
• ISBN-13: 978-0791059272
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,159,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars In-depth analysis for students, May 29, 2001

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This review is from: Joseph Heller's Catch-22 (MCI) (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) (Library Binding)

Three new additions to Harold Bloom's 'Modern Critical Interpretations' ($36.95 each) series will reach high school into college levels, compiling critical articles from a variety of sources and offering the in-depth analysis students will need to assist on detailed reports of an author's single work. Joseph Heller's Catch 22 (0-7910-5927-8) provides articles which examine how the sane can survive under insane wartime circumstances; Elie Wiesel's Night (5924-3) gathers critical writings on his story of life in a Nazi concentration camp, and the focus on Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings (5665-1) considers the contents and impact of the three-volume epic fantasy. All include essays by notable critics who offer different interpretations and focus perfect for classroom discussion or essay pursuit.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is my most favorite book, January 17, 2002

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This review is from: Joseph Heller's Catch-22 (MCI) (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) (Library Binding)

I read Catch-22 in my first semester of college in '91. What inspired me was a "Life in Hell" cartoon by Matt Groening about the stages of growing up. There's one frame captioned, "realizing that everything you've ever believed is a lie," which shows the wide-eyed Bongo reading Catch-22. My english teacher had also listed it as one of the books we should read sometime in our lives. It put into words a lot of disillusionment that I felt, and also I laughed really hard.