9781573225144-1573225142-The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages

The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages

ISBN-13: 9781573225144
ISBN-10: 1573225142
Edition: First Riverhead Edition
Author: Harold Bloom
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Format: Paperback 560 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781573225144
ISBN-10: 1573225142
Edition: First Riverhead Edition
Author: Harold Bloom
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Format: Paperback 560 pages

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The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages (ISBN-13: 9781573225144 and ISBN-10: 1573225142), written by authors Harold Bloom, was published by Riverhead Books in 1995. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.66.

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“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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