The death of Yale English Professor Harold Bloom on October 14 brings to an end the career of one of the most prolific and widely read critics in the history of Western letters. Labelled a “colossus” ...

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Shakespeare wrote of bloody murders, evil witches and deceitful plots in his tale of Macbeth, but did you know there was a real king Macbeth who was not all he is made out to be? This intimate one man ...

Acclaimed critic Bloom (How to Read and Why) once again plumbs the depths of a Shakespeare play to reveal new insights, this time offering a richly detailed character sketch of Macbeth. In a close, ...