The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages
by:
Harold Bloom (author)
The author explores our Western literary tradition with the study of 26 writers and asks what makes the author and the works great (canonical) from Shakespeare to Dante to Chaucer and other greats. Includes appendices.
The author explores our Western literary tradition with the study of 26 writers and asks what makes the author and the works great (canonical) from Shakespeare to Dante to Chaucer and other greats. Includes appendices.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780151957477 (0151957479)
Publish date: August 31st 1994
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages no: 578
Edition language: English
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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