The Shadow of a Great Rock : A Literary Appreciation of the King James Bible (Paperback)

from HadriantheBlind

A curious and scintillating analysis of religious text as literary work. Bloom says he's spent his whole life working on this book, and one can feel that here, comparing previous versions, and the original Hebrew, and making comparisons to other great masterworks.A slim volume, but one dense with...

from anitatally

I don't know why I read anything by Harold Bloom - he's just a hard read for me. But I always learn something, as I did in reading this book. ADDENDUM: Now, about six months after finishing this book, I have changed my rating to 4-stars. As a book, it's one thing - but considering the long-term e...

from Ranjr

I was a little disappointed as the author didn't really dig too deep in his literary appreciation. He just presented quotations of passages and seemed to give brief praise and move on. It was too scant on the aesthetic and structural analysis to back up his appreciation for me.