The Art of Reading Poetry

“The work of great poetry is to aid us to become free artists of ourselves.” — Harold Bloom

In 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.

• Author
• Harold Bloom

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 56

• Publisher
• Harper Perennial

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-06-076966-6

• EAN
• 9780060769666

• Genres
• poetry, criticism, essays, literature

• Release date
• 2005