Known for his tales of adventure and coming of age, Jack London's fiction, including The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea-Wolf, and Martin Eden, is hailed for its naturalistic explorations and for its confrontation of notions of heroism and...
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Known for his tales of adventure and coming of age, Jack London's fiction, including The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea-Wolf, and Martin Eden, is hailed for its naturalistic explorations and for its confrontation of notions of heroism and courage. This offering from Bloom's Modern Critical Views presents a selection of critical essays about London and his enduring works. Along with an introduction from master scholar Harold Bloom, a bibliography, a chronology, and an index make this volume perfect for students studying this author
Cover; Contents; Editor's Note; Introduction; Jack London: The Problem of Form; Sea Change in The Sea-Wolf; "Congested Mails": Buck and Jack's "Call"; "Zone-Conquerors" and "White Devils": The Contradictions of Race in the Works of Jack London; The Wires Were Down: The Telegraph and the Cultural Self in "To Build a Fire" and White Fang; Canvas and Steam: Historical Conflict in Jack London's Sea-Wolf; Jack London's Medusa of Truth; Jack London's Evolutionary Hierarchies: Dogs, Wolves, and Men; Jack London and Evolution: From Spencer to Huxley; Chronology; Contributors; Bibliography
