Harold Bloom - Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human

[@christopherrobbins9985]

Brilliant. Miss Harold Bloom.

[@bethflynn5342]

I think it’s MR Bloom

[@zenden6564]

Excellent. Thank-you ❤ RIP H.Bloom.

[@armandopineda2845]

Now this guy was a reader

[@gustavocabrera-mw4vl]

I LOVE this book ...

[@lukehall8151]

For the record, Joyce actually employed more than 21,000 different words in Ulysses, which is one single work.

[@iwogoryca2684]

the vocabulary of joyce's time was much more developped than elizabethan era's english

[@lukehall8151]

@@iwogoryca2684 My good man, I understand, but that's beside the point, which is that Bloom claimed that Shakespeare's oeuvre contains more words than Joyce's. My opinion is that Bloom probably heard what is a common piece of trivia in Joyceworld, i.e., that Ulysses alone contains more words than all of Shakespeare's works put together, and remembered it in reverse. Let's remember, he did call himself a bardolater. For the record, I'm not disparaging Shakespeare. More words does not necessarily mean better works. And Joyce himself said, of his two favorite writers, Dante and Shakespeare, that Shakespeare would be his 'desert island' pick. "The Englishman is far richer."

[@lukehall8151]

@@iwogoryca2684 On another point, do you have any data to show this? I want to know.

[@__Tazzzo]

@@lukehall8151 it is generally accepted that the English language has evolved and expanded over time, and the vocabulary available to Joyce was likely larger and more diverse than what was available to writers during the Elizabethan era. During Joyce's time in the early 20th century, the English language had already undergone significant expansion and diversification due to factors such as increased global trade and contact with other cultures, scientific and technological advancements, and the growth of the publishing industry. Additionally, Joyce himself was known for his extensive use of neologisms and complex wordplay, which further added to the diversity of his vocabulary. In contrast, during the Elizabethan era in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, the English language was still in a state of transition from Middle English to Early Modern English. While the Elizabethan era saw the development of many influential works of literature, including those of Shakespeare and Marlowe, the vocabulary available to these writers was more limited in comparison to what would become available in later periods. While both Joyce's time and the Elizabethan era were important periods in the development of the English language, it is likely that Joyce had access to a wider range of vocabulary due to the continued evolution and expansion of the language over time.

[@GuessTheFondMachine]

Shakespeare used 31,534 words in his complete works

[@donaldreed2351]

When we worship, do we unknowingly worship literary characters?

[@kevinthomson5865]

any thoughts on shakespeare being sir francis bacon, also sir francis bacon being the original writer of the king james version of the bible?

[@stevemorrison3257]

Shakespeare was Edward De Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. Check it out Alexander Waugh's channel

[@joycejulep9115]

@@stevemorrison3257 Edward DeVere died in 1604. The notion that he wrote Shakespeare's plays has been thoroughly rejected by the vast majority of Shakespeare scholars.

[@stevemorrison3257]

@@joycejulep9115 So?

[@joycejulep9115]

@@stevemorrison3257 So...what you said isn't true.

[@stevemorrison3257]

@@joycejulep9115 I'm not an authoritarian, I don't believe that just because scholars say something it is automatically true. I believe in reason and evidence. And the evidence points to Oxford. Watch Waugh for yourself. You'll see.