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Essayists and Prophets (20th anniversary collection)
Essayists and Prophets - 20th anniversary collection Author:Harold Bloom Harold Bloom muses on a score of our greatest philosophical and critical thinkers in this collection, including Nietzsche, Freud, Rousseau, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Ruskin, and Camus. As Bloom explains in his introduction, what holds the 20 together is a literary category that defies simple categorization. The ultimate use of "prophetic essayists," ... more »Bloom posits, is to aid us in becoming ourselves, as caring singularities rather than as individualists indifferent both to others and ourselves. "The selections in the Chelsea House 20th anniversary editions of my critical introductions represent what I myself regard as the most vital and (I hope) useful of my life's work as a literary critic," commented Bloom on this series. Over 20 years, Bloom edited hundreds of volumes of literary criticism for students, scholars, and readers, providing keys for unlocking an author's work and illuminating the rewards and challenges of reading closely. Each title in the series features Bloom's overview of the genre and his thoughts on its development; bibliographic information directing readers to additional resources; and of course, dozens of his humane, conversational, and deeply informed essays.« less