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Anonymous Mon Mar 4 21:44:36 2019 No.12705105 [Reply] [Original]

Is Wallace Stevens only important because of Harold Bloom?

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 21:47:44 2019 No.12705123 >>12705105 Hes one of America's greatest poets.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 21:47:57 2019 No.12705125 >>12705105 No, he's won plenty of awards and acclaim without Bloom's help. Though Hart Crane is only important cuz of Bloom.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 21:53:22 2019 No.12705163 >>12705125 Otherwise Hart Crane would just have his father who made Lifesavers candy,

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 22:07:33 2019 No.12705237 >>12705105 Even more important so far as his being important is concerned are the studies of Helen Vendler. Bloom himself admits as much; theyre great, and like Frye on Blake, make clear the intentions of his verse.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 22:09:09 2019 No.12705243 File: 803 KB, 1746x2444, 1551226684545.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12705105 The Bible is only important on /lit/ because of Bloom.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 22:12:31 2019 No.12705262 File: 939 KB, 1587x2513, 91T-uAVzv1L.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12705243 This book? I have it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 22:15:34 2019 No.12705281 >>12705237 Thanks, I'll check it out.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 22:31:20 2019 No.12705359 >>12705262 Wow I might actually read this. But I'm certain that nobody on this board actually appreciates the Bible in this way.