Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds - Couverture souple

Bloom, Harold

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0446691291 ISBN 13 : 9780446691291

Editeur : Grand Central Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

From the Bible to Ralph Ellison, America's most prominent and bestselling literary critic takes an enlightening look at the concept of genius through the ages in a celebration of the greatest creative writers of all time.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

What is genius? It is the trait, says Harold Bloom, of standing both of and above an age, the ancient principle that recognizes and hallows the God within us, and the gift of breathing life into what is best in every living person. Now, in a monumental achievement of scholarship, America's preeminent literary critic presents an unprecedented celebration of one hundred of the most creative literary minds in history. From the Bible to Socrates, through the transcendent masterpieces of Shakespeare and Dante, down through the ages to Hemingway, Faulkner, and Ralph Ellison, Harold Bloom explores the many parallels among his chosen geniuses and the surprising ways in which they have influenced one another over the centuries. Accompanied by revealing excerpts from their works that continue to astonish, enchant, and move readers, Bloom's insightful and spirited analyses illuminate and enlarge our common understanding of Western literary and spiritual culture...and offer us a grand yet intimate tour of it in one magnificent volume.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Grand Central Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0446691291
• ISBN 13: 9780446691291
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 832
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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