{"product_id":"9781573225144","title":"The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eNOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Heroically brave, formidably learned… \u003ci\u003eThe Western Canon\u003c\/i\u003e is a passionate demonstration of why some writers have triumphantly escaped the oblivion in which time buries almost all human effort. It inspires hope… that what humanity has long cherished, posterity will also.” –\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary critic Harold Bloom's \u003ci\u003eThe Western Canon\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a required reading list — it is a vision. Infused with a love of learning, compelling in its arguments for a unifying written culture, it argues brilliantly against the politicization of literature and presents a guide to the great works of the western literary tradition and essential writers of the ages: the \"Western Canon.\" Harold Bloom's book, much-discussed and praised in publications as diverse as \u003ci\u003eThe Economist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, offers a dazzling display of erudition mixed with passion. For years to come it will serve as an inspiration to return to the joys of reading our literary tradition offers us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030827909360,"sku":"9781573225144","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781573225144_p0.jpg?v=1763791288","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781573225144","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}