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“The anatomy of influence: literature as a way of life” by Harold Bloom

“For more than half a century, Bloom has shared his profound knowledge of the written word with students and readers. In this, his most comprehensive and accessible study of influence, Bloom leads us through the labyrinthine paths which link the writers and critics who have informed and inspired him for so many years. The result is “a critical self-portrait,” a sustained meditation on a life lived with and through the great works of the Western canon: Why has influence been my lifelong obsessive concern? Why have certain writers found me and not others? What is the end of a literary life?

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http://www.harpers.org/archive/2011/08/hbc-90008190

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The anatomy of influence: literature as a way of life / Harold Bloom. — New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011. — X, 357 p. ; 23cm

ISBN 978-0-300-18144-9

PN81 .B5518 2011

R. 99047