TY  - BOOK
TI  - The Art of Reading Poetry
SN  - 9780060769666
AV  - PR502 B55 2005 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Perennial
KW  - English poetry -- History and criticism. American poetry -- History and criticism
N1  - A notable feature of Harold Bloom's poetry anthology The Best Poems English Language is his lengthy introductory essay, here reprinted as a separate book. For the first time Bloom gives his readers an elegant guide to reading poetry--a master critic's distillation of a lifetime of teaching and criticism. He tackles such subjects as poetic voice, the nature of metaphor and allusion, and the nature of poetic value itself. Bloom writes "the work of great poetry is to aid us to become free artists of ourselves." This essay is an invaluable guide to poetry. This edition will also include a recommended reading list of poems; P.B
ER  -