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Yale professor Harold Bloom on his love of literature and his book "How to Read and Why".
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SpikySunface 08/26/2009 12:01 PM Report
"... plucking the best words to unpack." Hmm. What are you going to teach, janeeyre? Chicken Raising 101?
janeeyre 08/09/2009 11:47 AM Report
Tears in my eyes...having studied critical theory ( and shock! considering myself an inclusive feminist) with gusto during my ten years of liberal arts university years, I'm warming up to Prof. Bloom. He's a Romantic/dreamer, too, with a genius for teaching and plucking the best words to unpack. As I begin to learn to teach I'll always return to this interview. Bloom keeps the worthy contemporary arguments of academia honest.
Dave 07/23/2008 07:13 PM Report
Hahah, he used to teach at my school. I idolized him as an undergrad and went in to say hi...I think he either made a pass at me or the girl who was with me...not sure which one. Still a great critic!
Fred Welsh 09/15/2007 09:23 AM Report
Evesdropping on a conversation between two great practitioners of discourse is a wonderful ability facilitated by the internet. While Harold Bloom gives us reasons to doubt the promise of the internet, I must remember that in my small town with no access to books written by authors of his quality the internet opens the door. Sites like CharlieRose.com turns on the light.
Michael Thacker 06/30/2007 04:27 AM Report
Ok, his hair needs fixing in the first part of the interview. Good job, Charlie, on getting your make-up artist to take care of that.
Other than that, Harold Bloom is an erudite man who happens to be right all of the time. He has earned the right to put on airs while simultaneously attending to the difficult questions put forth by Mr. Rose. I believe that Harold Bloom is justified in fearing the death of the solitude enjoyment of a novel.