“What makes us free? What makes me free is the capaciousness of Shakespeare’s soul. He is the knowledge of what we were and of what we have become.” In “Falstaff: Give Me Life” by Harold Bloom “Weird" is the word that comes to mind after having finished his take on Falstaff. We all know about h...
I have mixed feelings about this books.Some of the essays were good; others were just plain boring and repetitive. All in all, there was some useful information that make it worthwhile to read the critical books. Since the essays are collected and brought here as separate entities, there was a lot o...
Published 2008. A typical king; Killed everybody who got in his way; A typical fat slob of a king; Out to get his own greedy needs met; Uses every individual who crossed his path; More often than not, slap happy drunk; Seen on numerous occasion dancing amongst the moon lit paths; Often times his...
Published 2008. “Shakespeare is Hard, but so is Life” (title of a 2002 book by Fintan O’Toole). The 23rd of April is almost upon us (*). Those of you who have been following my diatribes on this blog, know that I've been thinking about doing this for a while. Last year I put my Shakespeare proje...
This book is not geared toward the academic, rather it is a popular book on reading quality literature. What this means is that Bloom does not spend time discussing the theory and techniques of literary scholarship and criticism, but instead models a very personal, pleasurable style of attentive rea...
Publisher: Yale University Press Publication Date: 30 October 2007Genre: Non-fiction, ReligionSource: Trolley Dash I won through exclusive booksGoodreads Synopsis:In this lovely gift book published for the holiday season, Harold Bloom again combines his lifelong interests in religion and literature....
I read it in translation, so I don't know what a difference that might make. Many parts of this are still hilarious after centuries, some scenes are moving, some magnificent. Talk about iconic? Tilting at windmills, Sancho Panza, Dulcinea del Toboso, a man made mad by reading too many books of chiva...
4/5 stars Harold Bloom really is a cantankerous old thing, so hard to please and yet so seemingly pleased with himself. I actually enjoy reading Bloom, if only because I like arguing with him in my head. He makes plenty of good points in this massive exploration of Literature with a capital "L," b...
All reading is transformative for the reader, even if it’s merely additive or supplemental--a cumulation of more knowledges, the text inscribed on the reading mind, a database point for later quotation at the moment of optimal discharge in witty wordgasm. The rare reading, by contrast, is more sign...
I am seriously considering making a shelf for 'characters-I-wish-I-could-kill' Soooo Frankenstein is such a jerk! This book would've gotten 1 star if there weren't those couple of chapters from the creatures perspective. The beginning doesn't add anything to the story and the letters are pretty poin...
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