May 4, 2003

2003-05-04T11:59:57-04:00

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Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of English at New York University was interviewed about his life and work. He has written more than twenty books including The Western Canon, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, How To Read and Why, Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds, and his latest book, Hamlet: Poem Unlimited. A clip from Professor Bloom’s appearance on Booknotes in 2000 was shown and an audio clip of critic Joseph Epstein. Professor Bloom responded to viewer telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of English at New York University was interviewed about his… read more