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Harold Bloom, an Uncommon card
Harold Bloom was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of humanities at Yale University.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 163
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 200,000
Power 163 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Harold Bloom quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Harold Bloom card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous ______ critic in the English-speaking world".
Answer
literary. In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world". From the Harold Bloom article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
After publishing his first book in ____, Bloom wrote more than 50 books, including over 40 books of literary criticism, several books discussing religion, and one novel.
Answer
1950s. After publishing his first book in 1959, Bloom wrote more than 50 books, including over 40 books of literary criticism, several books discussing religion, and one novel. From the Harold Bloom article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world".
- After publishing his first book in 1959, Bloom wrote more than 50 books, including over 40 books of literary criticism, several books discussing religion, and one novel.
- He edited hundreds of anthologies concerning numerous literary and philosophical figures for the Chelsea House publishing firm.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Harold Bloom article was read about 200,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Harold Bloom
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Harold Bloom (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
