The anatomy of influence literature as a way of life

Bloom leads readers through the labyrinthine paths which link the writers and critics who have informed and inspired him for so many years.

Main Author:	Bloom, Harold.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2011.
Subjects:	Bloom, Harold. Literature > Appreciation. Literature > Philosophy. Authors and readers. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)

Summary:	Bloom leads readers through the labyrinthine paths which link the writers and critics who have informed and inspired him for so many years.
Physical Description:	x, 357 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780300167603 (hc. : alk. paper) : 0300167601 (hc. : alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Harold Bloom was born on July 11, 1930 in New York City. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell in 1951 and his Doctorate from Yale in 1955. After graduating from Yale, Bloom remained there as a teacher, and was made Sterling Professor of Humanities in 1983. Bloom's theories have changed the way that critics think of literary tradition and has also focused his attentions on history and the Bible. He has written over twenty books and edited countless others. He is one of the most famous critics in the world and considered an expert in many fields. In 2010 he became a founding patron of Ralston College, a new institution in Savannah, Georgia, that focuses on primary texts. His works include Fallen Angels, Till I End My Song: A Gathering of Last Poems, Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life and The Shadow of a Great Rock: A Literary Appreciation of The King James Bible. Harold Bloom passed away on October 14, 2019 in New Haven, at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography)