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Harold Bloom

Book Review: Harold Bloom’s Final Testament to the Saving Power of Literature

Here’s to the late Harold Bloom. Do yourself a favor. Get up early (or whenever) and read something that matters.

By: Lucas Spiro Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Harold Bloom, Lucas Spiro, Take Up Arms Against a Sea of Troubles

Literary Appreciation: The Late Harold Bloom — Pursuer of “Difficult Pleasures”

“What is the function of literary criticism in a Disinformation Age? Read, reread, describe, evaluate, appreciate: that is the art of literary criticism for the present time.” — Harold Bloom

By: Matt Hanson Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Featured Tagged: Harold Bloom, Matt Hanson

Book Interview: The Late Harold Bloom Talks Religion

Literary critic Harold Bloom passed away at the age of 89 two days ago; here’s an illuminating interview with Bloom from 2005.

By: Harvey Blume Filed Under: Books, Featured, Interview Tagged: Harold Bloom, Harvey Blume

Short Fuse: Drac Attack, or Why Vampirism Won’t Go Away

Oddly, not everyone is concerned with vampires. A friend tells me he finds them overdone, ornate, weighed down with baroque bells and whistles. His vote goes to zombies. I reply that zombies are one-trick monsters. They don’t even suck, only bite. That, he says, is what he likes about them; they are stripped down, perfect […]

By: Harvey Blume Filed Under: Featured, Film Tagged: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dracula, Fearless Vampire Slayers, Guillermo Del Toro, Harold Bloom, Roman Polanski, Short Fuse, The Historian, vampire

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