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020			_a9781841150390
082			_a801.3 _bBLO
100			_aBloom, Harold
245			_aHow to read and why
260			_bFourth Estate, _c2000 _aLondon:
300			_a283 p. ; _bill., _c20 cm
365			_b699.00 _cINR _d01
520			_aBloom draws on his experience as critic, teacher, and prolific reader to plumb the great books for their sustaining wisdom. Shedding all polemic, Bloom addresses the solitary reader, who, he urges, should read for the purest of all reasons: to discover and augment the self. Always dazzling in his ability to draw connections between texts across continents and centuries, Bloom instructs readers in how to immerse themselves in the different literary forms. Bloom not only provides illuminating guidance on how to read a text but also illustrates what such reading can bring -- aesthetic pleasure, increased individuality and self-knowledge, and the lifetime companionship of the most engaging and complex literary characters.
650			_aBooks and reading
650			_aLiterature
650			_aCriticism
650			_aNovels
650			_aShort stories
650			_aLiterary Criticism
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