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American Christianity: Harold Bloom
Finished reading Harold Bloom’s The American Religion. It is a very interesting (and little known) work of his. He argues that American Christianity–as opposed to European or Middle East… more »
Indistinct Union
Readings: Bloom, Castro test limits of their element
Ted wrote 1 week ago: Any time the New Yorker refers to Harold Bloom as ‘H-Bloo’ is a good time. Apparently Hi … more »
To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before: Gilgamesh's Inner Call to Create and Move
santitafarella wrote 2 weeks ago: Toward the beginning of Part 2 of the Gilgamesh Epic, Gilgamesh desires to go away from his Mesopota … more »
poetry: Blake: Poetical Sketches (1783)
stephen wrote 1 month ago: Bloom shows how elements of Poetical Sketches I’ve hitherto taken seriously are actually meant … more »
I've Always Liked Ducks
holdinator wrote 1 month ago: I picked up Harold Bloom’s Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages th … more »
explanations & exclusions
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elberry wrote 1 month ago: A common mistake: to suppose that a satisfactory explanation must exclude all others. So, for exampl … more »
Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, by Harold Bloom, Riverhead Books, 1999, 745 pages
zireaux wrote 1 month ago: The further one ventures out of this world and into the Shakespearean universe, the more one feels … more »
Ron Rosenbaum writes about himself in The Shakespeare Wars
emsworth wrote 1 month ago: Some thoughts on The Shakespeare Wars, by Ron Rosenbaum This book is about what scholarly experts in … more »
Buying Austen Books a Disagreeable Duty? Never!
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Laurel Ann wrote 2 months ago: Since I wrote last, my 2nd edition (Sense and Sensibility) has stared me in the face. Mary tells me … more »
Speed Reading
legendumst wrote 2 months ago: I’ve had several encounters with speed reading, my first at the age of 15 when I watched an in … more »
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
s.m.h. wrote 3 months ago: The 150-word Review: Cormac McCarthy has become a big deal. The domination of the Coen Brothers … more »
The Vision and Veto of Emily Dickinson
huey wrote 3 months ago: I have always been drawn to the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Unfettered by any form of orthodoxy, she … more »
Harold Bloom Reading
Andrew wrote 4 months ago: Here is a section of Harold Bloom’s essay on the Suffering Servant in Isaiah. If you are unfam … more »
Ch-ch-changes
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mighty red pen wrote 5 months ago: Happenstance led MRP to check out The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the … more »
Middle Finger Of The Apocalypse: Harold Bloom
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civilizer wrote 6 months ago: “Democracy, whether in Sweden or the United States, depends on the voter’s capacity to think … more »
Harold Bloom: 'What We Are Seeing Is the Fall of America'
eaprez wrote 6 months ago: The long-time cultural critic warns that the war in Iraq is destroying the American empire. … more »
Harold Bloom: "What We Are Seeing Is the Fall of America"
hunterseeker wrote 6 months ago: By Eva Sohlman, The Wip. Posted January 15, 2008. Here is one of those MUST READ articles b … more »
Reading about reading about reading about....
Peter Kerry Powers wrote 6 months ago: I’ve been reading the winter issue of n+1. Smart people, smart and funny writing. I envy their y … more »
It's funny how inspiration comes and goes.
manjouming wrote 6 months ago: When I sat down to write another post yesterday, I found my Muse frustratingly silent. Today, howeve … more »
Oh, Pray do not Handle the Theme! (April 9, 2003)
daschneider wrote 7 months ago: Re-watched Julie Taymor’s “Titus” last night. I have a great many theories on the … more »
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