443 Updating Bloom's Canon (with Bethanne Patrick)
The History of Literature
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Harold Bloom's Western Canon With the Book
Harold bloom's western canon is a little like plato slash socrates. He included 26 authors, and would argue passionately for all of them. But his criteria was not always clear and often had gaping holes. Will we round it out, or water it down? An up dating of bloom's west canon with the book. Maven to day on the history of literature.
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