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>Introduction by Harold Bloom
What other (fiction) books did Harold Bloom write introductions for? I'm unable to find a bibliography.

>> No.19175210

>>19175197
He spoils the book btw. Read the introduction at your own risk.

>> No.19175213

Is the introduction even relevant? I heard he spoils the story

>> No.19175245

>>19175210
Introductions by anyone other than the author himself is just a marketing scheme to get your name attached next to a classic book title and increase your popularity.
I used to read them and they're pretty much all worthless.
Bloom's introductions might be more interesting but I haven't read any myself

>> No.19175259

>>19175245
I used to read them, too. Later I only read them after having read the main text. Now I don't read them at all.

>> No.19175275

>>19175245
His introduction is decent, but nigga was freaking obsessed with this book. One of his other books: 'The American Canon', has a Blood Meridian/McCarthy mention in nearly every chapter; everybody from emerson to Henry James to whitman to Melville.

>> No.19175284

>>19175275
Never trust anything a McCarthy fanboy says. It applies very much to 4chan too.

>> No.19175292

>>19175284
What are you talking about?

>> No.19175293

>>19175275
Based and cormacpilled.
>>19175284
kys

>> No.19175322

>>19175284
>And the butthurt fags arrive...
It's like they are waiting for these threads.

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19175771

>people itt who don't know the difference between an introduction and a preface

>> No.19175878

>reading introductions to works before reading the story
is there an introduction that doesn't spoil the book its talking about?

>> No.19175889

>>19175197
I never looked at his 26 author list for the Western Canon before, but it's terrible desu.

>> No.19176047

>>19175197
A Voyage to Arcturus, I think. Frankenstein. Edith Grossman's translation of Don Quixote.

>> No.19176236

>>19175197
Blood Meridian is supremely boring, and I dropped it 2/3rds in because nothing of importance happens.
ooga booga lets kill som injins. Judge is very smart and mysterious.
what a bunch of drivel

>> No.19176239

>>19176236
>nothing happens
what the fuck are you used to reading?

>> No.19176262

>>19176239
Recently? Mishima, Vuong and Liu Cixin.
In general, not very much American.

>> No.19176339

>>19175245
Not always. Pynchon's introduction to 1984 is beautiful.

>> No.19176355

>>19176047
Thank you for answering, unlike everyone else in this thread.

>> No.19176367

>>19176355
Don't read bloom he's a meme. He said Shakespeare invented the human. Wtf does that mean?

>> No.19176646

>>19176367
That you touch yourself at night

>> No.19176673

I tore out that introduction

>> No.19176821

>>19176236
Translation: I am a zoomer and if I don't get constant stimulation my attention span runs out and I go jerk off to porn instead.

Go read something more your level, like a Dan Brown novel or a manga.

>> No.19176910

>>19176339
dude literally says "jews censor" using censorship to censor

>> No.19176967

>>19176236
based