The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry
- ISBN-10
- 0195112210
- ISBN-13
- 9780195112214
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 157
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Harold Bloom
Description
The book remains a central work of criticism for all students of literature.
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- 1975-01
- 157 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press, USA
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