Harold Bloom's Shakespeare
By: edited by Christy Desmet and Robert Sawyer.
Contributors: Desmet, Christy, 1954-; Sawyer, Robert, 1953-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History -- 20th century; Bloom, Harold; English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc
Description: "Harold Bloom is one of the most influential and controversial of contemporary Shakespeare critics. These essays examine the sources and impact of Bloom's Shakespearean criticism from a variety of theoretical and political positions. Through focused and sustained study of Bloom as literary icon and of his Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, they address a wide range of issues, from the cultural role of Shakespeare to the ethics of literary theory and criticism.

Harold Bloom's Shakespeare brings together well-known Shakespearean critics and younger voices from within the profession. Collectively, the authors of these essays provide a fresh look at literary history and suggest new directions being taken by leading literary theorists. Through the lens of contemporary opinions about the Bard, Harold Bloom's Shakespeare offers a broad understanding of the state of literary studies in our time."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.