Ruin the Sacred Truths
Poetry and Belief from the Bible to the Present
(Author) Harold Bloom
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Bloom surveys with majestic view the literature of the West from the Old Testament to Samuel Beckett. In so doing, he uncovers the truth that all our attempts to call any strong work more sacred than another are merely political and social formulations.
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Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780674780286
Publish year:
1991
Publish date:
Sept. 1, 1991
Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom (1930-2019) was a renowned literary critic and scholar, best known for his work "The Anxiety of Influence" which explores the relationship between poets and their predecessors. His dense, allusive writing style and focus on the concept of literary influence revolutionized the study of literature.
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