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How to Read and Why
(Hardcover, 2000)
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Author: Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom writes about reading in an electronic age, making distinctions between information and ...
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Synopsis
Harold Bloom writes about reading in an electronic age, making distinctions between information and knowledge (not to mention wisdom) and pointing out the indispensable virtues of such literary icons as Shakespeare, Austen, and Chekhov.
| Size | | Length: | 283 pages | | Height: | 8.8 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 16.0 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Why read Bloom? Because Bloom at his best, when you watch over his shoulder as he makes meaning out of the lines of a poem, is a wizard. Because even bad Bloom trails sparks of brilliance. Because he does insist, in a world where judging by taste is shunned as invidious, on the importance of aesthetic choice. And because his trademark mantra about how to read, 'There is no method except yourself'...is a bold liberation from the airless squeeze of the classroom and a thrilling challenge to any reader who yearns to make the self stronger."
New York Observer - Adam Begley (05/15/2000)
"A molehill of old lectures--some of them brilliant, all of them at least worth skimming through...."
Kirkus Reviews (06/01/2000)
"...Bloom has said almost everything that is here before--and better--at greater length and with a more nuanced sense of detail....And yet every few pages Bloom startles with a wild surmise; quotes a passage in a way that makes you fall under its spell; offers an invaluable throwaway comment...."
New York Times Book Review - Michael Gorra (06/18/2000)
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