How to Read and Why
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How to Read and Why is a literary criticism book by Harold Bloom that urges readers to engage deeply and independently with classic literature to enrich their inner lives.
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| How to Read and Why canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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literary criticism book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| advocates |
close reading of texts
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reading for personal rather than social improvement ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide readers in choosing what to read
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teach methods of reading closely and reflectively ⓘ |
| author | Harold Bloom ⓘ |
| contains | interpretive essays on individual authors and texts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
the autonomy of the reader
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the difficulty and complexity of great literature ⓘ the importance of rereading ⓘ |
| focusesOn | classic works of Western literature ⓘ |
| genre |
essay collection
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Harold Bloom as critic and teacher ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on drama
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chapter on novels ⓘ chapter on poetry ⓘ chapter on short stories ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Western literary canon ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aesthetic rather than moral or political reading
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independent engagement with classic literature ⓘ reading to enrich inner life ⓘ the value of deep, solitary reading ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
reading as a solitary, inward experience
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resistance to purely ideological readings of literature ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
anti-didactic in literary interpretation
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humanist ⓘ |
| placesInSeries | Bloom's popular criticism works ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Charles Scribner's Sons
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surface form:
Scribner
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| relatedWork |
The Anxiety of Influence
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The Western Canon ⓘ |
| settingOfProduction | late 20th-century American literary criticism ⓘ |
| structure | introduction and multiple thematic chapters ⓘ |
| subject |
canon of Western literature
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literary interpretation ⓘ literature ⓘ reading ⓘ |
| targetConcept | the practice of reading for its own sake ⓘ |
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