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English
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Harold Bloom explores our Western literary tradition by concentrating on the works of twenty-six authors central to the Canon. He argues against ideology in literary criticism; he laments the loss of intellectual and aesthetic standards; he deplores multiculturalism, Marxism, feminism, neoconservatism, Afro-centrism, and the New Historicism.
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English
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Moving from London to Edinburgh after tragically losing her fianc©♭, former actress Alex Morris accepts a drama-therapy teaching job for troubled teens and bonds with them over Greek tragedies in ways that help her heal but inspire the teens in disturbing ways.
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"In arguably his most personal and lasting book, America's most daringly original and controversial critic gives us brief, luminous readings of more than eighty texts by canonical authors--texts he has had by heart since childhood"--
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Publisher
Particular Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Penguin Classics is the largest and best-known classics imprint in the world. The Penguin Classics Book covers all the greatest works of fiction, poetry, drama, history, and philosophy in between, this reader's companion encompasses 500 authors, 1,200 books, and 4,000 years of world literature, from ancient Mesopotamia to World War I. Filled with stories of the series' UK origin, author biographies, short book summaries and recommendations, and illustrated...