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Tony Kushner (bloom's Modern Critical Views) Online

: The volume features analysis on how Kushner "queers" history by interrupting traditional narratives of progress and national exceptionalism, creating what some call an "angel archive" to explore a different future. Key Essays and Contributors

In his anthology, , editor Harold Bloom curates a collection of scholarly essays that explore the depth of Kushner’s work, particularly his seven-hour epic, Angels in America . The volume is anchored by Bloom’s signature critical lens, which often downplays a writer's overt politics in favor of their metaphysical and spiritual lineage. Core Themes and Critical Perspectives Tony Kushner (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)

: Essays within the collection, such as those by Jonathan Freedman , examine how Kushner uses gay and Jewish identities to deconstruct the "American myth of the Individual". : The volume features analysis on how Kushner

: Provides the introductory essay focusing on Kushner’s place within the Western canon and his connection to 19th-century American epics. Core Themes and Critical Perspectives : Essays within