How to Read and Why by Harold Bloom
A new book by Americas leading literary critic on the uses of deep reading. Practical, inspirational and learned How to Read and Why is Blooms manifesto for the preponderance of written culture.Described in the New York Times as ‘ a colossus among critics … [with] an encyclopedic intellect, exuberant eccentricity, a massive love of literature. The legend of his genius spans four decades’ , Harold Bloom was born to a Yiddish-speaking family and learnt to speak English by reading the works of William Blake. He studied at Cornell, Pembroke College, Cambridge and Yale, and is Professor of Humanities at Yale and Professor of English at New York Universities, a regular contributor to literary journals and the recipient of many prizes and awards.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841150383 |
| ISBN 10 | 184115038X |
| Title | How to Read and Why |
| Author | Harold Bloom |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2000-08-03 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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