Bellow taught on the committee for more than 30 years, alongside his close friend, the philosopher Allan Bloom.
Allan Bloom was only famous at the end of his life.
For this he was branded a traitor by others on the faculty, some of whom (such as Allan Bloom) refused to speak to him again.
"Because Allan Bloom says we should do what makes us happy," his partner answered sourly.
That can't be kind of the truth Allan Bloom had in mind.
The life and death of a brilliant professor (modeled on Allan Bloom) who writes a best-selling book.
Charisma now means little more than dazzle , says Allan Bloom, and he is correct.
It was sponsored by his former professor, Allan Bloom.
If you read Allan Bloom, you'd never think that the American university had any life outside the philosophy department.
For an intellectual, the late Allan Bloom sure knew how to work a crowd.