Misreading

"Misreading" (or "misprision," as Bloom would have it) is the motivating force, the ultimate inspiration, behind all poetry (which, in Bloom's critical universe, is synonymous with "literature" and is not to be attributed solely to self-identified poets).

Principles of Literary Criticism 2010

Yukon Huang's argument that China's consumption share of GDP is "seriously understated" is right on the mark "Misreading Beijing's Economic Tea Leaves," op-ed, Aug. 25.

Welfare-Statism Isn't The Answer for China 2011

Anyone who's read and taken seriously books such as The Anxiety of Influence, A Map of Misreading, Kabbalah and Criticism, and Agon would know that the accusation Bloom is some kind of retrograde enemy of "theory" is ridiculous on its face.

Principles of Literary Criticism 2010

Consider the lengthy response of RFI's authors to "Misreading Tehran", a series of seven articles published on the Foreign Policy website.

Josh Shahryar: The Real Race for Iran: Human Rights Vs. Tehran's Defenders 2010

On June 7th, 2010, Foreign Policy Magazine published an eight-part series called "Misreading Tehran: Leading Iranian-American writers revisit a year of dreams and discouragement."

James Miller: The Green Movement in Iran Is Alive, and Important 2010

On June 7th, 2010, Foreign Policy Magazine published an eight-part series called "Misreading Tehran: Leading Iranian-American writers revisit a year of dreams and discouragement."

James Miller: The Green Movement in Iran Is Alive, and Important James Miller 2010

Dhoni: Misreading wicket did us in by Sethu Maathavan

Dhoni: Misreading wicket did us in 2009

Sullivan's "Misreading Women" post is interesting.

Source: McCain, GOP Significantly Expanding Advertising Map Into New States 2009

Misreading the Irish economy 100%, and perhaps blaming his abject failure on tachyons traveling backwards in time from future carbon credits.

Rabett Run EliRabett 2009

Misreading for the sake of sneer - that's the Massie way.

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009