O Cânone Ocidental
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9789896441364
Publish date: February 2011
Publisher: Temas & Debates/ Círculo de Leitores
Pages no: 592
Edition language: Portuguese
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Writing,
History,
Reference,
Literature,
Criticism,
Literary Criticism,
Books About Books,
Education,
Philosophy
4/5 stars Harold Bloom really is a cantankerous old thing, so hard to please and yet so seemingly pleased with himself. I actually enjoy reading Bloom, if only because I like arguing with him in my head. He makes plenty of good points in this massive exploration of Literature with a capital "L," b...
I read this while doing Literary Studies in university. Bloom's work was introduced to us piecemeal as a foil, a series of quotes here and there to wind up into a tight straw-man and then knock down. And burn. I read further and discovered there was much more to him, the last genuine Literary Critic...
To be perfectly honest, I bought a used copy of this primarily so I could have the list of canonical titles at the back of the book. However you feel about Bloom, and the rest of his writing, the list is a great reference. Fortunately, I also decided to take a look at the book itself.I'm fairly cert...
Harold Bloom really is a cantankerous old thing, so hard to please and yet so seemingly pleased with himself. I actually enjoy reading Bloom, if only because I like arguing with him in my head. He makes plenty of good points in this massive exploration of Literature with a capital "L," but he also h...
Now this is probably more the type of book my colleagues back in public school would have approved so many years ago. What can I say? Bloom can be heavy at times, but the guy is very well read and brings a lot to the book. In spite of the heaviness at times, the guy does have a passion for the books...
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