Bloom and Shakespeare’s Henry VI

Bloom and Shakespeare’s Henry VI

Pursuing a wholly unrelated academic and astrological abstract, I returned to Bloom’s treatment of the Shakespeare canon. Previously mentioned here.

Bloom and Shakespeare’s Henry VI

I skimmed the Henry VI bit, quickly arriving at Bloom’s conclusion. Another piece to the puzzle fell into place.

    Richard III, whether in its strengths or its limitations, owes its energy and brilliance to the laboratory of the three parts of Henry VI.

Bloom, Harold. Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, NY: Riverhead, 1998. Page 50.

That makes it fit. 6 Henry 1–2–3 was a testing ground. Parts of the language is indicative of later skills. Honed there, first.

#Shakespeare

astrofish.net and its family of websites participate in affiliate programs, which means there are material connections between the ads, and this site.

astrofish.net/travel for appearances — see the fineprint for full disclosure and terms. astrofish.net: breaking horoscopes since 1993, email list (free).

© 1994 – 2024 Kramer Wetzel for astrofish.net.

2 comments… add one

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *