| Shakespeare: Invention of the Human: The Invention of the Human Contributor(s): Bloom, Harold (Author) |
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ISBN: 157322751X ISBN-13: 9781573227513 Publisher: Riverhead Books OUR PRICE: $28.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: A landmark achievement -- expansive, erudite, and passionate -- Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human is the culmination of a lifetime of reading, writing about, and teaching Shakespeare. Preeminent literary critic Harold Bloom leads us through a comprehensive reading of every one of the dramatist's plays, brilliantly illuminating each work with unrivaled warmth, wit, and insight. At the same time, Bloom presents one of the boldest theses of Shakespearean scholarship -- that Shakespeare not only reinvented the English language, but also created human nature as we know it today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Drama - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 98021325 |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 6.15" W x 9.18" (2.11 lbs) 768 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The indispensable critic on the indispensable writer. -Geoffrey O'Brien, New York Review of Books A landmark achievement as expansive, erudite, and passionate as its renowned author, this book is the culmination of a lifetime of reading, writing about, and teaching Shakespeare. Preeminent literary critic-and ultimate authority on the western literary tradition, Harold Bloom leads us through a comprehensive reading of every one of the dramatist's plays, brilliantly illuminating each work with unrivaled warmth, wit and insight. At the same time, Bloom presents one of the boldest theses of Shakespearean scholarships: that Shakespeare not only invented the English language, but also created human nature as we know it today. |