This text is a defence of the western literary canon which the author sees being eroded by the tyranny of cultural studies and political correctness in the academic and literary world. It is at once an eloquent survey of the great authors from Dante to Beckett that make up the canon, with Shakespeare at its centre, as well as a polemical assault on the forces that are trying to diminish it.
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This text is a defence of the western literary canon which the author sees being eroded by the tyranny of cultural studies and political correctness in the academic and literary world. It is at once an eloquent survey of the great authors from Dante to Beckett that make up the canon, with Shakespeare at its centre, as well as a polemical assault on the forces that are trying to diminish it.
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Good with no dust jacket. 0151957479. Pen notes on a few pages. Underlining in pen. Foxing to the exterior edge of pages only. Cocked spine. Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects.; 578 pages.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x9; stated 1st edition/1st printing with full number line, hardcover with dust jacket, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders.
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Good with no dust jacket. 0151957479. Foxing (light) to the exterior edge of pages. Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; 578 pages.
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Very Good. Very Good-Dust Jacket. Size: 6x1x9; 1st printing of 1st edition, as stated and with complete number (letter) line down to A. Very good hardcover with very good-DJ, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Unclipped dust jacket has a one-inch triangular chip missing at front bottom edge. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good+. Top edge of text block has light discoloration. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
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Very Good in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Thick octavo. viii, 578pp. Spine cocked, corners bumped, very good in a near fine lightly age-toned dust jacket. Eminent critic's sometimes controversial choices for a galaxy of superior literary work. Presumably the list Bloom has generated will be used as a guideline by some future collectors.