Quote by: Harold Bloom

Consciousness is the materia poetica that Shakespeare sculpts as Michelangelo sculpts marble. We feel the consciousness of Hamlet or Iago, and our own consciousness strangely expands.


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Author Bio


  • NameHarold Bloom
  • DescriptionAmerican literary critic and scholar
  • BornJuly 11, 1930
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLiterary Historian; Writer; Professor
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program