Harold Bloom: Poetics of conflict (Modern cultural theorists) - Hardcover
This introduction to the American literary critic Harold Bloom, and his "anxiety of choice" explores the paradoxical shifts between theory and poetry which mark his writing. It outlines Bloom's concentration on a particular part of Romanticism, the thesis of the anxiety of influence, his revisionary version of hermeneutics and more. Each chapter includes a specially chosen test reading in which a relevant example of Bloom's practice of interpretation is discussed in relation to his theory.
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This introduction to the American literary critic Harold Bloom explores the paradoxical shifts between theory and poetry which mark Bloom's writings. Clearly outlines the main features of Bloom's unique approach to poetry; emphasizes Bloom's "poetics of conflict" and his theory of the "anxiety of influence." Each chapter includes a reading in which a relevant example of Bloom's practice of interpretation is discussed in relation to his theory. For those interested in literary theory and criticism, cultural theory, Romantic and Modern poetry.
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- PublisherHarvester Wheatsheaf
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0745009433
- ISBN 13 9780745009438
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages200
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