{"product_id":"shakespeare-invention-of-the-human-9781573227513","title":"Shakespeare: Invention of the Human","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The indispensable critic on the indispensable writer.\" -Geoffrey O'Brien, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A landmark achievement as expansive, erudite, and passionate as its renowned author, this book is the culmination of a lifetime of reading, writing about, and teaching Shakespeare. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePreeminent literary critic-and ultimate authority on the western literary tradition, Harold Bloom leads us through a comprehensive reading of every one of the dramatist's plays, brilliantly illuminating each work with unrivaled warmth, wit and insight. At the same time, Bloom presents one of the boldest theses of Shakespearean scholarships: that Shakespeare not only invented the English language, but also created human nature as we know it today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781573227513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.15w x 2.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/26\/1999 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/1999 pg. 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2004 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harold Bloom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660220067996,"sku":"9781573227513","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_93650a02-59d9-48c1-92d9-9e3cafdc90f8.jpg?v=1603896330","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shakespeare-invention-of-the-human-9781573227513","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}