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Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?
by Harold Bloom
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1573222844
- ISBN 13
- 9781573222846
- Seller
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About This Item
Riverhead Books, USA, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 284 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Riverhead Books, USA, 2004. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Edges of pages are slightly foxed. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In this inspiring book, Harold Bloom, our preeminent literary critic, takes us from the Bible to twentieth-century writing, searching for the ways in which literature can inform our lives. Through comparisons of the Book of Job and Ecclesiastes; Plato and Homer; Cervantes and Shakespeare; Montaigne and Bacon; Johnson and Goethe; Emerson and Nietzsche; Freud and Proust; and finally a discussion of the Gospel of Thomas and St. Augustine, "Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?" distills for us the various - and even contrary - forms of wisdom that have shaped our thinking. For anyone who reads to find meaning, Bloom's new book will not only further understanding but also send readers with renewed enthusiasm and urgency back to the pages of the writers who have contributed most to our sense of who we are. It is a profound and illuminating work that itself is certain to become part of our literary canon. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Books on Books; ISBN: 1573222844. ISBN/EAN: 9781573222846. Inventory No: 24030179.. 9781573222846
Synopsis
In one of his most inspiring books yet, Harold Bloom, our preeminent literary critic, takes the reader from the Bible through the twentieth century, searching for the ways literature can inform lives. Through comparisons of the Book of Job and Ecclesiastes, Plato and Homer, Johnson and Goethe, Cervantes and Shakespeare, Montaigne and Bacon, Emerson and Nietzsche, Freud and Proust, and finally discussions of the Gospel of Thomas and St. Augustine, Bloom distills the various—and even contrary—forms of wisdom that have shaped our thinking.
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- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24030179
- Title
- Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?
- Author
- Harold Bloom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1573222844
- ISBN 13
- 9781573222846
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Books on Books; Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?
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