Harold Bloom Is Not Well
http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2010/01/11/bloom-cancels-class-due-illness/
We joke about Harold Bloom here on the site, but the truth is I don’t know much about the man. I have “Invention of the Human”, and I’m not lying when I say that I can’t finish it. That doesn’t necessarily say anything about the man, however – I adore Isaac Asimov, and I have trouble with his tome as well.
It’s unfortunate, then, to report on Professor Bloom’s failing health:
English professor Leslie Brisman described Bloom as “gravely ill” in a Jan. 7 e-mail to students in Bloom’s fall seminar, “Shakespeare and the Canon: Histories, Comedies and Poems.” Bloom has been in the hospital since December.
For those that are interested, somebody’s set up a Get Well Harold account on Twitter for sending him well wishes.
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2 comments:
I often equate my intellectual awakening with Bloom (with Dostoyevsky as a dark predecesor). I deeply admire the man and am heartened to see the kind words that are expressed here on this page.
Harold Bloom has taught me more than I can remember. One of the most important writers of the past half century.
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