What did Harold Bloom recommend for Bill Gates to read?

Harold Bloom was considered the most influential English-language critic of the late 20th century.

When Bloom was asked what he would recommend Bill Gates to read, his answer was not surprising - Shakespeare and Ralph Waldo Emerson!

He said reading Shakespeare is like overhearing yourself (and not hearing yourself!).

Have you read Shakespeare?

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