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020			_a9780060769666
040			_cAE-ShPAA
050			_aPR502 B55 2005
245	0	0	_aThe Art of Reading Poetry _cHarold Bloom
260			_aNew York : _bPerennial, _c2005
500			_aA 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.
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650			_aEnglish poetry -- History and criticism. American poetry -- History and criticism. _918774
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