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Bloom, Bloom, Go Out the Room!

The Breaking of the Vessels, by Harold Bloom

by Marvin Mudrick

The Harpers Monthly, August 1982, pp. 65-70

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    14. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 80-82
    15. Cover illustration by Nancy Stahl
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    December 1982 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 4-9
    2. Capitalism Observed: The Board Game by Timothy F. Bannon, pp. 10-13
    3. Washington: How to Be a One-Term President by Charles Peters, pp. 14-17
    4. Harper's Journal, pp. 18-21
    5. Dirty Work Should Be Shared by Michael Walzer, pp. 22-31
    6. Guests and Hosts by Lewis Nordan, pp. 32-36
    7. Tidings of Comfort and Joy by P.J. Corkery, pp. 37-45
    8. Investments by Jonathan Penner, pp. 46-50
    9. Designs for Living by Posy Simmonds, p. 51
    10. Palpitations: The Limits of Poetic Licence by James Walcott, pp. 52-55
    11. Thought: Please Welcome My Next Idea... by Hugh Kenner, pp. 56-60
    12. The Fourth Estate: Tubecrit by John Powers, pp. 61-63
    13. Destination: Void by Arnold Klein, pp. 64-67
    14. [+]
      Television: Mailer's Teleplay by Michael Sragow, pp. 68-69 - 1 Review
      1. The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
    15. [+]
      Fiction by Frances Taliaferro, p. 70 - 1 Review
      1. The Names by Don DeLillo
    16. [+]
      Brief Reviews, pp. 71-75 - 6 Reviews
      1. Three Novels by V.S. Naipaul
      2. Fragile Paradise by Glynn Christian
      3. Frost In May by Antonia White
      4. The Lost Traveller by Antonia White
      5. The Sugar House by Antonia White
      6. Beyond the Glass by Antonia White
    17. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby, Jr., pp. 76-78
    18. Cover illustration by Hilary Knight
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