Allan Bloom Professions : Philosopher Born : September 14, 1930 Died : October 7, 1992 Browse All Authors Top 102 quotes by Allan Bloom Shakespeare's naturalness is attested to by the strange fact that he is the only classical author who remains popular. The critical termites are massed and eating away at the foundations, trying to topple him. Whether they will succeed will be a test of his robustness. Allan Bloom will succeed strange eating Shakespeare is practically our only link with the classic and the past. The future of education has much to do with whether we will be able to cling to him or not. Allan Bloom will future education past Similar Authors F. H. Bradley philosopher Irving Copi philosopher Ivan Ilyin philosopher Ivan Illich philosopher Bion of Borysthenes philosopher Bonaventure philosopher All Authors