“ToreadBloom’sinsightshereistobaskintheemanationofgenius.Asentertaininganderuditeashischoicesoftheworkshemostlovesare,thebook’soverridingstrengthistheguidanceitgives,incontextandcomprehension.“-BaltimoreSunThiscomprehensiveanthologyoffersrenownedcriticHaroldBloom’schoiceofthebestofsixcenturiesofgreatBritishandAmericanpoetry,selectedinaccordancewithhisthreeabsolutecriteria:aestheticsplendor,intellectualpower,andwisdom.InBloom’sintroductoryessay“TheArtofReadingPoetry,“hepresentshiscriticalreflectionsofmorethanhalfacenturydevotedtoreading,teaching,andwritingaboutgreatverse,theliteraryachievementhelovesmost.Throughoutthisvolume,Bloomincludesextensiveintroductionstoeachpoetandtomanyoftheindividualpoems.Morethananyotheranthology,thisbookprovidesreaderswhodesirethepleasuresofsublimeartwithnearlyeverythingtheyneedinasinglevolume.
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