Harold Bloom Interview, 1994

Harold Bloom interviewed by Douglas Glover for his book "The Western Canon" (1994)

[@robhaskins]

The man was so photogenic.

[@mothflame99]

May be his best interview on the Western Canon! Thank you so much babosa!

[@jmgresham93]

His aesthetic understanding of literary judgement is still controversial in academia to this day.

[@chriswilloughby48]

So Bloom is a futurist. No one can predict the future. It is accepted no-one can predict weather. Why should we accept someone can predict culture?

[@AllendeEtAl]

Ever heard of cosmologists?

[@SerWhiskeyfeet]

He says “cultural prophecy is a mug’s game.” He’s not championing the future, he’s championing the past

[@metronistronn]

I like him less learning he worked for those ivy league schools

[@johnsailorsgoat]

Why?

[@HkFinn83]

@@johnsailorsgoatanti intellectualism, resentment etc