The Art of Reading Poetry

"The work of great poetry is to aid us to become free artists of ourselves." -Harold Bloom

In The Art of Reading Poetry, Harold Bloom gives us his critical reflections on more than a half century devoted to reading, teaching, and writing about great verse, the literary achievements he loves most, and conveys his passionate concern for how a poem should be interpreted and appreciated. By illuminating such subjects as poetic voice, metaphor and allusion, and the nature of poetic value itself, Bloom presents an invaluable learning tool as a key to artistic expression.

--San Francisco Chronicle

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 03/01/2005
ISBN: 9780060769666
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.28w x 0.23d