I wouldn't get too caught up in the numbers if that hinders an appreciation for the mind and work of Harold Bloom. However it might be quantified, you can hear

I wouldn't get too caught up in the numbers if that hinders an appreciation for the mind and work of Harold Bloom. However it might be quantified, you can hear him quote extensively from his extremely wide reading in interviews and conversations, and recite long poems from memory, but what he talks about and the way he talks about it is much more than that.