Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xvi, 524 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Summary |
"Harold Bloom ... returns with a definitive yet personal book on twelve American writers upon whose work he believes the American canon is built. While his references to American writers are wide-ranging, he focuses on twelve: Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, Mark Twain, Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens, T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, and Hart Crane-- those writers whose works make up what he calls the American sublime"-- Provided by publisher. |
Contents |
Walt Whitman and Herman Melville -- Ralph Waldo Emerson and Emily Dickinson -- Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry James -- Mark Twain and Robert Frost -- Wallace Stevens and T.S. Eliot -- William Faulkner and Hart Crane. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-500) and index. |
Subject |
American literature -- History and criticism.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
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Added Title |
Demon knows : literary greatness and the American sublime |
ISBN |
9780812997828 hbk. : acid-free paper |
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0812997824 hbk. : acid-free paper |
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9780812997835 (ebook) |
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