About this title: This volume examines the sources and impact of Bloom's Shakespearean criticism. Through focused and sustained study of this writer and his best-selling book, this collection of essays addresses a wide range of issues pertinent to both general readers and university classes: the cultural role of Shakespeare and of a new secular humanism addressed to general readers and audiences; the author as literary origin; the persistence of character as a category of literary appreciation; and the influence of Shakespeare within the Anglo-American educational system. Together, the essays reflect on the ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PALGRAVE
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781403969064ISBN:140396906X
Description: New. Harold Bloom is one of the most influential--and controversial--of contemporary Shakespeare critics. These essays examine the sources and impact of his Shakespearean criticism. Through focused and sustained study of this writer as literary icon and h... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: PALGRAVE
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780312239558ISBN:0312239556
Description: New. Harold Bloom is one of the most influential-and controversial-of contemporary Shakespeare critics. These essays examine the sources and impact of his Shakespearean criticism. Through focused and sustained study of this writer as literary icon and his... read more
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