The anxiety of influence

a theory of poetry

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The anxiety of influence

a theory of poetry

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Harold Bloom's The Anxiety of Influence has cast its long shadow of influence since it was first published in 1973. Through an insightful study of Romantic poets, Bloom puts forth his central vision of the relations between precursors and the individual artist. His argument that all literary texts are a strong misreading of those that precede them had an enormous impact on the practice of criticism and post-structuralist literary theory.

The book remains a central work of criticism for all students of literature.

Written in a moving personal style, anchored by concrete examples, and memorable quotations, this second edition of Bloom's classic work maintains that the anxiety of influence cannot be evaded - neither by poets nor by responsible readers and critics. A new introduction, centering upon Shakespeare and Marlowe explains the genesis of Bloom's thinking, and the subsequent influence of the book on literary criticism of the past quarter of a century.

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English
Pages
157

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The anxiety of influence: a theory of poetry
1997, Oxford University Press
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: The anxiety of influence
The anxiety of influence: a theory of poetry
1975, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: The anxiety of influence
The anxiety of influence: a theory of poetry.
1973, Oxford University Press
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Edition Notes

Published in
London, New York
Series
A Galaxy book ; GB 426

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
809.1
Library of Congress
PN1031 .B53 1975, PN1031

The Physical Object

Pagination
157 p. ;
Number of pages
157

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL5236317M
Internet Archive
anxietyofinfluen00bloo
ISBN 10
0195018966
LCCN
75307029
OCLC/WorldCat
1324816
Library Thing
109556
Goodreads
1762584

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