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The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages is a 1994 book about Western literature by the American literary critic Harold Bloom, in which the author defends the concept of the Western canon by discussing 26 writers whom he sees as central to the canon. Summary.
- Harold Bloom
- 1994
Jul 13, 2016 · On Monday I introduced Harold Bloom‘s 1994 bestseller, The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages. I decided to create a “canonical list” in today’s blog for those who are inclined to try to soak in this great radition.
Aug 13, 2009 · Bloom, Harold. Publication date. 1994. Topics. Canon (Literature), Literature, Literatura, Letterkunde, Canon, Chefs-d'uvre (Littérature), Littérature. Publisher. New York : Harcourt Brace. Collection. internetarchivebooks; americana; inlibrary; printdisabled. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. Includes index.
Jan 3, 2012 · The Western canon. by. Bloom, Harold. Publication date. 1995. Topics. Canon (Literature), Literature -- History and criticism. Publisher. Riverhead Books.
Jun 17, 2014 · Harold Bloom's The Western Canon is more than a required reading list—it is a “heroically brave, formidably learned” defense of the great works of literature that comprise the traditional Western...
In Harold Bloom …reflected in his best-known work, The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages (1994), which rejects the multiculturalism prevalent in late 20th-century academia. He once said of multiculturalism that “it means fifth-rate work by people full of resentment.”
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Sep 1, 1995 · Literary critic Harold Bloom's The Western Canon is more than a required reading list -- it is a vision. Infused with a love of learning, compelling in its arguments for a unifying written...
