{"product_id":"the-art-of-reading-poetry","title":"The Art of Reading Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The work of great poetry is to aid us to become free artists of ourselves.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eHarold Bloom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Reading Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e, Harold Bloom gives us his critical reflections on more than a half century devoted to reading, teaching, and writing about great verse, the literary achievements he loves most, and conveys his passionate concern for how a poem should be interpreted and appreciated. By illuminating such subjects as poetic voice, metaphor and allusion, and the nature of poetic value itself, Bloom presents an invaluable learning tool as a key to artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book also includes a recommended reading list of poems.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55485506322737,"sku":"9780060769666","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0838\/3922\/2065\/files\/imageloader_2b247473-648a-4889-9075-f16abac7cf78.jpg?v=1785288988","url":"https:\/\/bainbridgeisland.press\/products\/the-art-of-reading-poetry","provider":"Bainbridge Island Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}