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The Anatomy of Influence : Literature as a Way of Life by Bloom, Harold; Bloom, Harold is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Anatomy of Influence : Literature as a Way of Life about?
"Literary criticism, as I attempt to practice it," writes Harold Bloom in __The Anatomy of Influence__, "is in the first place literary, that is to say, personal and passionate." For more than half a century, Bloom has shared his profound knowledge of the written word with students and readers. In this, his most comprehensive and accessible study of influence, Bloom leads us through the labyrinthine paths which link the writers and critics who have informed and inspired him for so many years. The result is "a critical self-portrait," a sustained meditation on a life lived with and through the great works of the Western canon: __Why has influence been my lifelong obsessive concern? Why have certain writers found me and not others? What is the end of a literary life?__ Featuring extended analyses of Bloom's most cherished poets—Shakespeare, Whitman, and Crane—as well as inspired appreciations of Emerson, Tennyson, Browning, Yeats, Ashbery, and others, __The Anatomy of Influence__ adapts Bloom's classic work __The Anxiety of Influence__ to show us what great literature is, how it comes to be, and why it matters. Each chapter maps startling new literary connections that suddenly seem i
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Bloom, Harold; Bloom, Harold
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9786613279880
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Literary Criticism, History
- Rating
- 3.92 / 5 (284 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14