Walt Whitman

Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of Humanities, Yale University, and Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School

• User's guide * Essay by Harold Bloom on ""The Work in the Person"" * Volume introduction by Harold Bloom * Biography of the writer and chronology of his or her life * In-depth critical analysis of the writer, detailing style, important symbols, themes, and ideas in his or her major works * Supporting critical essays from the world's leading critics, past and present * Complete bibliography of the writer's works * List of critical works about the writer * Index of themes and ideas in the writer's work