The Saving Lie: Harold Bloom and Deconstruction

by Agata Bielik-Robson

Hailed as our era's most profound theorist of literary influence, Harold Bloom's own influence on the landscape of literary criticism has been decisive. His wide-ranging critical writings have plumbed the depths of Romanticism, explored the anxiety caused by the influence of one generation of poets on another, wrestled with the idea of a literary canon, and examined the relationship between religion and literature. --

Genres: Criticism

403 pages, Hardcover

First published March 30, 2011