KnowraHarold BloomLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Harold Bloom, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 1Related 6Compared with 1Canon formationBroader topic: His defense made canon selection a prominent subject of public controversy.Northrop FryeRelated: Bloom admired Frye’s systematic criticism while developing a contrasting theory centered on poetic rivalry.Thomas PynchonRelated: Bloom’s criticism helped establish Pynchon’s stature in discussions of major postwar American fiction.ShylockRelated: Bloom argued for Shylock’s force as a dramatic character beyond the play’s comic framing.Camille PagliaRelated: Bloom’s defense of canonical literature parallels Paglia’s resistance to academic orthodoxies.Colson WhiteheadCompared with: Bloom’s early praise of Whitehead helped bring attention to his debut novel, The Intuitionist.John CheeverRelated: Bloom’s critical writing helped secure Cheever’s standing in the American literary canon.Memoirs of HadrianRelated: His criticism helped establish the novel’s standing in modern literary discussions.