The Shadow of a Great Rock: A Literary Appreciation of the King James Bible

A richly insightful reading of the King James Bible as a literary masterwork, published for the text’s 400-year anniversary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “Bloom’s erudite mix of acerbic judgments (e.g., the New Testament’s literary ugliness) and awed delight (‘the biblical David is an incarnate poem’) offers readers a fresh take on an old book.” — Publishers Weekly The King James Bible stands at “the sublime summit of literature in English,” sharing the honor only with Shakespeare, Harold Bloom contends in the opening pages of