American Religious Poems: An Anthology by Harold Bloom: A Library of America Special Publication

American Religious Poems: An Anthology by Harold Bloom: A Library of America Special Publication

by Harold Bloom
American Religious Poems: An Anthology by Harold Bloom: A Library of America Special Publication

American Religious Poems: An Anthology by Harold Bloom: A Library of America Special Publication

by Harold Bloom

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Overview

No more profound and intimate expression of America’s spiritual life can be found than the work of its poets. From Anne Bradstreet to the Beats, from Native American chant and Shaker hymnody to Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, religion and spirituality have always been central to American poetry. In this unique anthology, world-renowned scholar Harold Bloom weaves a tapestry from the many strands of American religious experience and practice: the searching meditations of Puritan pioneers, the evangelical fervor of the Great Awakenings, the mystical currents of Transcendentalism, the diverse influences of the world religions that have taken root in modern America.

Spanning four centuries and more than 200 poets, American Religious Poems is a bountiful and moving gathering of voices that offers countless moments of inspiration, solace, meditation, and transcendence. The poems in this unprecedented volume are a lasting testimony to the American spirit and its unremitting quest for ultimate truth and meaning.

This deluxe collector’s edition features:

 • an introduction by Harold Bloom;
 • a reader’s guide to significant topics and themes in the poems;
 • Smyth-sewn binding and flexible, leatherette covers; and
 • a ribbon page-marker.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781931082747
Publisher: Library of America
Publication date: 10/05/2006
Series: Library of America Series
Pages: 900
Product dimensions: 5.32(w) x 8.44(h) x 1.34(d)

About the Author

About The Author
Harold Bloom is the author of twenty-seven books, including the New York Times bestsellers Shakespeare: The Invention of the HumanThe Western Canon; and, most recently, Jesus and Yahweh: The Names Divine, and has been the recipient of numerous honors, including a MacArthur Fellowship and the Gold Medal for Belles Lettres and Criticism from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is Sterling Professor Emeritus of Humanities at Yale University.

Hometown:

New York, New York and New Haven, Connecticut

Date of Birth:

July 11, 1930

Date of Death:

October 14, 2019

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Education:

B.A., Cornell University, 1951; Ph.D., Yale University, 1955
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