Harold bloom merchant of venice

While his rival Ben Jonson praised Shakespeare as a writer ''not of an age, but for all time,'' it wasn't until the 18th century that Shakespeare's admirers promoted him as England's Was born in the right place and time: his genius flourished in the richly collaborative world of the Elizabethan theater, and his dyer's hand was steeped in the social and spiritual contradictions of an age poised between the Sk most scholars what accounts for Shakespeare's enduring appeal and they'll credit a number of factors besides his remarkable artistic gifts. Michiko Kakutani Reviews 'Shakespeare' (October 27).Harold Bloom finds that after 400 years, Shakespeare's genius is alive and well.