The art of reading poetry
- New York : Harper Perennial, 2005
- 82 p. ; 20 cm.
The Art of Reading Poetry is a stand-alone introduction to Harold Bloom's The Best Poems of the English Language anthology." "Harold Bloom gives us his critical reflections on more than a half century devoted to reading, teaching, and writing about the literary achievement he loves best, 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
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American Poetry History and Criticism English Poetry Interpretation