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THE SHADOW OF A GREAT ROCK The Shadow of a Great Rock A LITERARY APPRECIATION OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE Harold Bloom Published with assistance from the foundation established in memory of Philip Hamilton McMillan of the Class of 1894, Yale College. Copyright © 2011 by Harold Bloom. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publishers. “Boaz Asleep,” from Selected Poems of Victor Hugo: A Bilingual Edition, trans. E. H. and A. M. Blackmore (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001). Copyright © 2001 by The University of Chicago. “The Dark Night,” from The Poems of St. John of the Cross, trans. John Frederick Nims, 3rd ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989). Copyright © 1959, 1968, 1979 by John Frederick Nims. “Peter Quince at the Clavier,” from The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens, by Wallace Stevens. Copyright © 1954 by Wallace Stevens and renewed 1982 by Holly Stevens. Used by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc., and Faber and Faber Ltd. Yale University Press books may be purchased in quantity for educational, business, or promotional use. For information, please e-mail [email protected] (U.S. office) or [email protected] (U.K. office). Designed by Sonia Shannon. Set in Stempel Schneidler type by Duke & Company, Devon, Pennsylvania. Printed in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bloom, Harold. The Shadow of a Great Rock : a literary appreciation of the King James Bible/ Harold Bloom. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-300-16683-5 (alk. paper) 1. Bible. English—Versions—Authorized. I. Title. BS186.B56 2011 BS186.B56 2011 220.5’203—dc22 2011003148 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48–1992 (Permanence of Paper). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Leslie Brisman And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. —Isaiah 32:2 Contents INTRODUCTION The Bible as Literature THE HEBREW BIBLE The Five Books of Moses Genesis Exodus Numbers Deuteronomy Four Heroines Deborah (Judges 5) Ruth Esther Judith David (1 and 2 Samuel to 1 Kings 2) The Prophets Elijah and Elisha (1 Kings 17 to 2 Kings) Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Amos Jonah Micah Psalms 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs Job Ecclesiastes The Song of Songs THE APOCRYPHA The Hidden Books Esdras Tobit The Wisdom of Solomon Ecclesiasticus: The Wisdom of Ben Sira The History of Susanna THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT The Literary Merit of the Greek New Testament Mark John The Writings of Paul Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Hebrews James Revelation Acknowledgments Index
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