What is the author's style in Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human by Harold Bloom?

The perspective of the author is that of a critic. The author is fascinated by Shakespeare's plays and certain characters like Falstaff and Hamlet. The author tries to look at Shakespeare from the standpoint of what Shakespeare has contributed to Western civilization over the 400 years since his passing. This involves a considerable amount of historical study of criticism concerning how the view of Shakespeare's work has changed over the years. At the same time, the author sees the universal quality of Shakespeare's plays. For the people of Shakespeare's London, the history plays about the English kings were episodes from history only a few hundred years old or less. Yet, by putting the comic and irreverent character Sir John Falstaff in King Henry IV Part I or II, the author sees how these plays would amuse and provoke people for all time. The author sees how many critics had descended into total idolatry of Shakespeare, the Bard of London. The author makes an effort to cite critics who were not so in love with the work of Shakespeare that they lost all critical judgment. Thus, the author cites the criticism by T. S. Elliot of the play Hamlet that it is too long and complicated. Then the author does his best to refute these statements. In this way, the book is refreshing in its comparison of various critical judgments of Shakespeare, and also maintains an academic viewpoint.