The Art of Reading Poetry

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Author: Harold BloomISBN: 9780060769666Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersYear first published: 13 May 2005Pages: 96 Format: Paperback / softback “The work of great poetry is to ai d us to become free artists of ourselves.” –Harold BloomIn The Art of Reading Poetry, Harold Bloom gives us his critical reflections on more than a half century devoted to reading, teaching, and writing about great verse, the literary achievements he loves most, and conveys his passionate concern for how a poem should be interpreted and appreciated. By illuminating such subjects as poetic voice, metaphor and allusion, and the nature of poetic value itself, Bloom presents an invaluable learning tool as a key to artistic expression. Show more