02085cam a22002774a 4500 632677 BD-DhUL 20170514160533.0 020201s2002 nyua 000 0 eng 2002016808 0446527173 $35.95 632677 DLC eng BD-DhUL DLC OrLoB-B pcc 808 21 BLG Bloom, Harold. Genius : a mosaic of one hundred exemplary creative minds / Harold Bloom. New York : Warner Books, c2002. xviii, 814 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references. "What is genius? It is the trait, says Harold Bloom, of standing both of and above its age, the ancient principle that recognizes and hallows the God within us, and the gift of breathing life into what is best in every living person." "From the Bible to Socrates, through the transcendent achievements of Shakespeare and Dante, down through the ages to Hemingway, Faulkner, and Ralph Ellison, the author explores the numerous parallels between his chosen geniuses and the surprising ways they have influenced one another over the centuries. Genius also offers revealing excerpts from their works that continue to surprise, enchant, and move readers time after time. Suffused with his infectious and inexhaustible enthusiasm, Bloom's insightful analyses of the poetry of Milton, Shelley, and Whitman; the drama of Ibsen and Tennessee Williams; and the narratives of Melville and Tolstoy, among many others, illuminate and expand our common understanding and love of these great works of art.". "Illustrated with portraits of many of the featured writers, this book is the culmination of Harold Bloom's half-century of teaching and writing about literature - and a grand yet intimate tour of Western literary and spiritual culture in one magnificent volume. Enriching as it informs, Genius is a book to savor and to treasure."--BOOK JACKET. Genius. Gifted persons. ddc BK 195922 195922 0 0 ddc 0 808_000000000000000_BLG 1 NFIC 333103 DUL DUL AAC 2017-05-14 Gift 808 BLG 428374 2017-05-14 1 2017-05-14 BK