The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages

Name: The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages
Brand: RIVERHEAD
SKU: 9781573225144-V
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By Harold Bloom

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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.

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Binding:: Paperback
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 560
Publisher:: RIVERHEAD
Publication Date:: 1995-09-30
Release Date:: 1999-06-24
ISBN / EAN:: 9781573225144
Weight:: 605 g
Dimensions:: 15/23/4 cm

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