Bloom’s Literature

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What is Bloom’s Literature?

Bloom’s Literature provides an unparalleled collection of reference essays and literary criticism that illuminates the lives and great works of great authors and their works worldwide, from ancient times to our own.

Featuring, but not limited to:• Hundreds of essays written by literary criticism great Harold

Bloom• Thousands of critical articles published by noted scholars • Extensive entries on literary topics, themes, movements,

genres and authors• 2,220+ videos and video clips

The Home PageConduct a Keyword or Advanced Search

Find “More Ways to Explore” by clicking the hyperlinks highlighted in red

Browse Authors, Works, Characters and Performance Videos

Browse Bloom’s Literary Canon of greats by:• Time Period• Genre• Author’s Last Name

Searching Basics

Tabs display All Results grouped by content type

Conduct a standard Keyword Search or an Advanced Search

Browsing Basics: Browse by Author

Search by Author

Browse Authors by:• Last name• Nationality• Type• Birth to Death Timeline

Highlighted Authors are displayed as well as a specially selected Featured Author

Browse links to related information, and a list of major works

Browse selected works by Genre

Browse by Author, continued:

Browsing Basics: Browse by Works

Search by Works

Browse Works by:• Title• Author• Genre• Date of publication

Highlighted Worksare displayed as well as a specially selected Featured Work

Browsing Basics: Browse by Topics and Themes

Search by Topics and Themes

Browse Topics and Themes for in-depth,

full text entries on literary movements, literary groups, magazines and newspapers, and historical events that help place literature in context.

Browsing Basics: Browse Bloom’s Canon

Browse Bloom’s Canon

Browse Bloom’s Canon to learn more about the most influential authors and works of Western literature.

Narrow search results by:• Time Period• Genre• Author’s Last Name

Saving Basics: Creating Folders

To Save-to-Folder, simply click on the illustrated link

Users will be prompted to enter an email address and create a password. This allows users to save search queues and content for later retrieval

Multiple users within a single customer account can create unique folder sign-ins to access saved material

• Bloom’s How to Write about: specific, student friendly guidance on the most frequently assigned authors and works of literature

• Harold Bloom’s Canon of Literature• Search by Common Core, state, national, provincial, and

International Baccalaureate Organization standards to find correlated articles

• Dictionary• Browsable timeline• “Did You Mean…?” and other powerful search features• Persistent record links• Dynamic citations in MLA and CMS formats

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