{"product_id":"9780063452046-western-canon-pb","title":"The Western Canon","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Books and School of the Ages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe literary critic defends the importance of Western literature from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Kafka and Beckett in this acclaimed national bestseller.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“An impressive work…deeply, rightly passionate about the great books of the past.”—Michael Dirda, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarold Bloom's \u003cem\u003eThe Western Canon\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a required reading list—it is a “heroically brave, formidably learned” defense of the great works of literature that comprise the traditional Western Canon. Infused with a love of learning, compelling in its arguments for a unifying written culture, it argues brilliantly against the politicization of literature and presents a guide to the essential writers of the western literary tradition (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlacing William Shakespeare at the “center of the canon,” Bloom examines the literary contributions of Dante Alighieri, John Milton, Jane Austen, Emily Dickenson, Leo Tolstoy, Sigmund Freud, James Joyce, Pablo Neruda, and many others. Bloom's book, much-discussed and praised in publications as diverse as \u003cem\u003eThe Economist \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, offers a dazzling display of erudition and passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56192983957878,"sku":"9780063452046","price":20.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_35890132.jpg?v=1756916924","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780063452046-western-canon-pb","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}