New York: Scribner's, Date: 2000. First edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy in a very good plus jacket (price-clipped). Information is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?" is the crucial question with which renowned literary critic Harold Bloom begins this impassioned book on the pleasures and benefits of reading well. For more than forty years, Bloom has transformed college students into lifelong readers with his unrivaled love for literature. Now, at a time when faster and easier electronic media threatens to eclipse the practice of reading, Bloom draws on his experience as critic, teacher, and prolific reader to plumb the great books for their sustaining wisdom. Shedding all polemic, Bloom addresses the solitary reader, who, he urges, should read for the purest of all reasons: to discover and augment the self. His ultimate faith in the restorative power of literature resonates on every page of this infinitely rewarding and important book. 2000. Scribner's ISBN 0684859068 9780684859064 [US]

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Scribner. Near Fine in Very Good+ Dust Jacket. Date: 2000. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. 0684859068 . Probing discussions of the works of beloved writers such as William Shakespeare, Ernest Hemingway ... Charles Dickens and William Faulkner and others highlight the varied challenges and delights found in short stories, poems, novels, and plays. Bloom not only provides illuminating guidance on how to read a text but also illustrates what such reading can bring -- aesthetic pleasure, increased individuality and self-knowledge. , and the lifetime companionship of the most engaging and complex literary characters. DJ is lightly edgeworn. Otherwise like new. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 283 pages; 27045 . 2000. Scribner ISBN 0684859068 9780684859064 [US]

New York: Scribner, Date: 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. With corresponding number line. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Book is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.. 2000. Scribner ISBN 0684859068 9780684859064 [US]

Scribner, Date: 2000-06-05. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2000. Scribner ISBN 0684859068 9780684859064 [US]

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Scribner, Date: 2000-06-05. hardcover. Ships same or next business day . 5x0x8. 2000. Scribner ISBN 0684859068 9780684859064 [US]

New York: Scribner, Date: 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with faint sunning on spine. 2000. Scribner ISBN 0684859068 9780684859064 [US]

Scribner. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Scribner ISBN 0684859068 9780684859064 [US]

Scribner. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Scribner ISBN 0684859068 9780684859064 [US]

NY: Scribner, Date: 2000. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. No flaws. Appears unread. Bloom instructs on how to read the classics; you'll have to fend for yourself, I guess, with Henry Potter. (box 38) 2000. Scribner ISBN 0684859068 9780684859064 [US]

New York, N.Y.: Scribner, Date: 2000. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Katherine Newbegin (Author Photograph). 283, [5] pages. Signed by the author on the title page. Includes Preface and Prologue: Why Read? Contains sections on Short Stories; Poems; Novels, Part 1; Plays; and Novels Part 2. Also contains an Epilogue: Completing the Work. Harold Bloom (July 11, 1930 - October 14, 2019) was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. He is often cited as the most influential English-language critic of the late 20th century. Following the publication of his first book in 1959, Bloom wrote more than 50 books, including 20 books of literary criticism, several books discussing religion, and a novel. During his lifetime, he edited hundreds of anthologies concerning numerous literary and philosophical figures for the Chelsea House publishing firm. Bloom's books have been translated into more than 40 languages. Bloom was a defender of the traditional Western canon at a time when literary departments were focusing on what he derided as the "school of resentment" (multiculturalists, feminists, Marxists, neoconservatives, and others). He was educated at Yale University, the University of Cambridge, and Cornell University. Bloom was a member of the Yale English Department from 1955 to 2019, teaching his final class four days before his death. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1985. From 1988 to 2004, ...

Scribner Book Company, Date: 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo. Cloth-backed boards. Pp. 288. A book about the pleasures and benefits of reading. The author also discusses his love for the works of Shakespeare, Austen, Whitman, Dickens and Hemingway. 2000. Scribner Book Company ISBN 0684859068 9780684859064 [US]

Paperback. Very Good. ISBN 0684859068 9780684859064 [GB]

ISBN10: 0684859068, ISBN13: 9780684859064, [publisher: Scribner, New York] Hardcover First Edition First Edition. Tan hard boards with black spine covering. DJ is unclipped. Harold Bloom writes about reading in an electronic age, making distinctions between information and knowledge (not to mention wisdom) and pointing out the indispensable virtues of such literary icons as Shakespeare, Austen, and Chekhov. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 283 pages
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New York Scribner 2000 Hardcover Fine in Fine jacket First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with faint sunning on spine.

NY Scribner 2000 First Edition. Hardcover Fine in Fine jacket First printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. No flaws. Appears unread. Bloom instructs on how to read the classics; you'll have to fend for yourself, I guess, with Henry Potter. (box 38)

Scribner 2000 Hardcover Good Minimal signs of wear. Corners and cover may show wear. May contain highlighting and or writing. May be missing dust jacket. May not include supplemental materials. May be a former library book.

Scribner 2000-06-05 Hardcover New Size: 8x5x1; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

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