The Resource The shadow of a great rock : a literary appreciation of the King James Bible, Harold Bloom
The shadow of a great rock : a literary appreciation of the King James Bible, Harold Bloom
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- Summary
- "The King James Bible stands at'the sublime summit of literature in English, 'sharing the honor only with Shakespeare, Harold Bloom contends in the opening pages of this illuminating literary tour. Distilling the insights acquired from a significant portion of his career as a brilliant critic and teacher, he offers readers at last the book he has been writing'all my long life, 'a magisterial and intimately perceptive reading of the King James Bible as a literary masterpiece. Bloom calls it an'inexplicable wonder'that a rather undistinguished group of writers could bring forth such a magnificent work of literature, and he credits William Tyndale as their fountainhead. Reading the King James Bible alongside Tyndale's Bible, the Geneva Bible, and the original Hebrew and Greek texts, Bloom highlights how the translators and editors improved upon--or, in some cases, diminished--the earlier versions. He invites readers to hear the baroque inventiveness in such sublime books as the Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, and Job, and alerts us to the echoes of the King James Bible in works from the Romantic period to the present day. Throughout, Bloom makes an impassioned and convincing case for reading the King James Bible as literature, free from dogma and with an appreciation of its enduring aesthetic value"--Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (311 pages)
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- The Bible as literature
- The Hebrew Bible
- The five books of Moses
- Four heroines
- David (1 and 2 Samuel to 1 kings 2)
- The prophets
- Psalms 1
- Psalms 2
- Proverbs
- Job
- Ecclesiastes
- The song of songs
- The Apocrypha
- The hidden books
- Esdras
- Tobit
- The wisdom of Solomon
- Ecclesiasticus: the wisdom of Ben Sira --The history of Susanna
- The Greek new testament
- The literary merit of the Greek new testament
- Mark
- John
- The writings of Paul
- Hebrews
- James
- Revelation
- Isbn
- 9780300180015
- Label
- The shadow of a great rock : a literary appreciation of the King James Bible
- Title
- The shadow of a great rock
- Title remainder
- a literary appreciation of the King James Bible
- Statement of responsibility
- Harold Bloom
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The King James Bible stands at'the sublime summit of literature in English, 'sharing the honor only with Shakespeare, Harold Bloom contends in the opening pages of this illuminating literary tour. Distilling the insights acquired from a significant portion of his career as a brilliant critic and teacher, he offers readers at last the book he has been writing'all my long life, 'a magisterial and intimately perceptive reading of the King James Bible as a literary masterpiece. Bloom calls it an'inexplicable wonder'that a rather undistinguished group of writers could bring forth such a magnificent work of literature, and he credits William Tyndale as their fountainhead. Reading the King James Bible alongside Tyndale's Bible, the Geneva Bible, and the original Hebrew and Greek texts, Bloom highlights how the translators and editors improved upon--or, in some cases, diminished--the earlier versions. He invites readers to hear the baroque inventiveness in such sublime books as the Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, and Job, and alerts us to the echoes of the King James Bible in works from the Romantic period to the present day. Throughout, Bloom makes an impassioned and convincing case for reading the King James Bible as literature, free from dogma and with an appreciation of its enduring aesthetic value"--Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bloom, Harold
- Dewey number
- 220.5/203
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BS186
- LC item number
- .B56 2011eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- BIBLES
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Religion
- Philosophy & Religion
- Christianity
- Label
- The shadow of a great rock : a literary appreciation of the King James Bible, Harold Bloom
- Note
- Includes index
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- online resource
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- multicolored
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- txt
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- Contents
- The Bible as literature -- The Hebrew Bible -- The five books of Moses -- Four heroines -- David (1 and 2 Samuel to 1 kings 2) -- The prophets -- Psalms 1 -- Psalms 2 -- Proverbs -- Job -- Ecclesiastes -- The song of songs -- The Apocrypha -- The hidden books -- Esdras -- Tobit -- The wisdom of Solomon -- Ecclesiasticus: the wisdom of Ben Sira --The history of Susanna -- The Greek new testament -- The literary merit of the Greek new testament -- Mark -- John -- The writings of Paul -- Hebrews -- James -- Revelation
- Control code
- 754842195
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (311 pages)
- File format
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- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300180015
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
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- 22573/ctt113fz7
- 529d17f9-93f8-4af2-87e2-47eaf17e0da9
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)754842195
- Label
- The shadow of a great rock : a literary appreciation of the King James Bible, Harold Bloom
- Note
- Includes index
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Bible as literature -- The Hebrew Bible -- The five books of Moses -- Four heroines -- David (1 and 2 Samuel to 1 kings 2) -- The prophets -- Psalms 1 -- Psalms 2 -- Proverbs -- Job -- Ecclesiastes -- The song of songs -- The Apocrypha -- The hidden books -- Esdras -- Tobit -- The wisdom of Solomon -- Ecclesiasticus: the wisdom of Ben Sira --The history of Susanna -- The Greek new testament -- The literary merit of the Greek new testament -- Mark -- John -- The writings of Paul -- Hebrews -- James -- Revelation
- Control code
- 754842195
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (311 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300180015
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 22573/ctt113fz7
- 529d17f9-93f8-4af2-87e2-47eaf17e0da9
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)754842195
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