(1930 – 2019) was a world-recognized literary scholar. At the time of his death he was still teaching and publishing, and held the position of Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. Dr Bloom was a prolific and popular author; his nearly fifty books have been translated into forty languages and include Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, The Anxiety of Influence, How to Read and Why, and The Western Canon. Bloom was a MacArthur Prize Fellow (1985), a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the recipient of many other awards and distinctions. A gifted speaker, a thoughtful teacher, and one of the most well-read men in history, he was considered by many to be the world’s foremost literary critic. He was a universal icon for the importance of reading.
The College was honored to have Dr Bloom as a Founding Patron.
