Ruin the sacred truths
About this book
Bloom surveys with majestic view the literature of the West from the Old Testament to Samuel Beckett. In so doing, he uncovers the truth that all our attempts to call any strong work more sacred than another are merely political and social formulations.
Subjects
CriticismCanon (Literature)Religion and literaturePoetryHistory and criticismBibelGlaubeHistoire et critiqueLiteraturReligionPoésie religieuseGeschichteLyrikGottReligion and poetryReligion in literatureThe Sublime