We can be reluctant to recognize how much of our culture was literary, particularly now that so many of the institutional purveyors of literature happily have joined in proclaiming its death. A substantial number of Americans who believe they worship God actually worship three major literary characters: the Yahweh of the J Writer {earliest author of Genesis, Exodus, Numbers}, the Jesus of the Gospel of Mark, and Allah of the Koran.
( Harold Bloom )
[ Shakespeare: The Invention of ]
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