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When did you realize he was right about everything?

>> No.14992389

>>14991742
When I decided to become a Shakespeare scholar and uphold his mantle

>> No.14992399

Why was he obsessed with Shakespeare?
was it just a Jewish plan to get Anglo money?

>> No.14992467

>>14992399
Because Shakespeare is the gold standard of literature

>> No.14992601

>>14991742
/lit/ has always felt this way. Only newfags don’t know.

>> No.14992667

>>14991742
At Agon- his crown. The American Religion is one of the most omni-informative books I have ever read. /lit/ must investigate his earlier stuff..

>> No.14992718

>>14992399
Most good authors seem to have an obsession with Shakespeare. I don't see why it's wrong for a critic to share that obsession.

>> No.14992724

>>14992399
Bloom was the most un-Jewish Jewish person there was.

>> No.14992733

>>14991742
He just really wanted to be as prolific as Carlyle or Nietzsche, and he found an easy gateway through Freud. Weak shit, outdated idealism, and a fundamental misreading of the function of the artist. Typical Jew wandering in the desert searching for God.

>> No.14992752

>>14992733
So what's the function of the artist, wiseguy?

>> No.14992877

>>14992724
He was an American first, and thankfully so. Hell the fuck yeah

>> No.14992886

>>14992733
Dude.. He was halfway through a book on Freud when he deep sixed the entire project simultaneous to his absolute rejection. Read a goddamn book