| The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages Contributor(s): Bloom, Harold (Author) |
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ISBN: 1573225142 ISBN-13: 9781573225144 Publisher: Riverhead Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1995 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: More than a required reading list, The Western Canon is a major work of vision by the foremost literary critic in America. In defining the essential masterworks of world literature--the Western Canon--Bloom enlightens and inspires all readers to return to the special joys of reading that our literary tradition offers. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Reference - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 809 |
| LCCN: 95001680 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.06" W x 8.98" (1.59 lbs) 560 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: NATIONAL BESTSELLER NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD "Heroically brave, formidably learned... The Western Canon is a passionate demonstration of why some writers have triumphantly escaped the oblivion in which time buries almost all human effort. It inspires hope... that what humanity has long cherished, posterity will also." -The New York Times Book Review Literary critic Harold Bloom's The Western Canon is more than a required reading list -- it is a vision. Infused with a love of learning, compelling in its arguments for a unifying written culture, it argues brilliantly against the politicization of literature and presents a guide to the great works of the western literary tradition and essential writers of the ages: the Western Canon. Harold Bloom's book, much-discussed and praised in publications as diverse as The Economist and Entertainment Weekly, offers a dazzling display of erudition mixed with passion. For years to come it will serve as an inspiration to return to the joys of reading our literary tradition offers us. |