Harold Bloom 20th Anniversary Collection Essayist and Prophets 1st Edition Hard

This volume is part of a special 20th Anniversary Collection published by Reader's Subscription in 2005, celebrating the long-running and extensive body of literary criticism edited by Harold Bloom.

In Essayists and Prophets, the renowned literary critic Harold Bloom collects and reflects upon the works of major philosophical and critical thinkers, whom he groups into a unique literary category he terms the "prophetic essayists."
KEY FEATURES AND CONTENT:
* Focus: The book presents Bloom's musings and critical perspectives on a score of influential thinkers whose writings transcend simple genre categorization, blending literary prowess with profound intellectual and cultural insight.
* Writers Covered: The volume includes critical essays and analysis on figures such as:
* Friedrich Nietzsche
* Sigmund Freud
* Jean-Jacques Rousseau
* Søren Kierkegaard
* Jean-Paul Sartre
* John Ruskin
* Albert Camus