by Harold Bloom · ANAGRAMA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433968210
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In 'How to Read and Why', Harold Bloom explores the importance of reading and literature in an age dominated by electronic media. Bloom offers a simple and direct guide on how to approach reading, highlighting its intrinsic value and its ability to enrich our lives. This book is an invitation to rediscover the pleasure of reading and to understand why literature remains essential in the contemporary world.
Harold Bloom was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of humanities at Yale University. In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world". After publishing his first book in 1959, Bloom wrote more than 50 books, including over 40 books of literary criticism, several books discussing religion, and one novel. 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. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1995.
