How to Read and Why

"Why read Bloom? Because Bloom at his best, when you watch over his shoulder as he makes meaning out of the lines of a poem, is a wizard. Because even bad Bloom trails sparks of brilliance. Because he does insist, in a world where judging by taste is shunned as invidious, on the importance of aesthetic choice. And because his trademark mantra about how to read, 'There is no method except yourself'...is a bold liberation from the airless squeeze of the classroom and a thrilling challenge to any reader who yearns to make the self stronger."Bloom, Harold is the author of 'How to Read and Why', published 2001 under ISBN 9780684859071 and ISBN 0684859076.