Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds
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Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds is a critical study in which literary critic Harold Bloom examines and celebrates the lives and works of one hundred influential figures from across the history of literature and thought.
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| Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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literary criticism ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aim |
to analyze the nature of genius
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to celebrate exemplary creative minds ⓘ |
| author | Harold Bloom ⓘ |
| centralConcept | exemplary creative mind ⓘ |
| contains |
biographical sketches
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evaluative judgments of authors ⓘ interpretive essays ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalApproach |
close reading
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comparative analysis of authors ⓘ |
| examines |
lives of creative figures
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works of creative figures ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
influential writers
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novelists ⓘ philosophers ⓘ playwrights ⓘ poets ⓘ religious thinkers ⓘ |
| form | critical study ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical criticism
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| includes |
figures from different historical periods
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figures from different literary traditions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in genius
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readers of literary criticism ⓘ students of literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCritic | Harold Bloom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Bloom's personal canon of genius
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wide-ranging selection of canonical figures ⓘ |
| numberOfSubjectsDiscussed | 100 ⓘ |
| perspective | Harold Bloom's critical theory ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
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The Western Canon ⓘ |
| structure |
individual portraits of one hundred figures
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series of essays ⓘ |
| subject |
Western canon
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creative minds ⓘ genius ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ literary figures ⓘ |
| theme |
aesthetic value
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individual creativity ⓘ influence in literature and thought ⓘ |
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