Bloom’s Critical Views

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Harold Bloom (born July 11, 1930) in New York City, is considered by many as the premier literary critic of the 20^th century – at least when it comes to English literature.   In 1983 he was elevated to the position of Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He has written over 40 books, and since 1984 has been the primary critic, co-author, and editor of Bloom’s Modern Critical Views.  Additional works include Bloom’s How to Write about Literature and Bloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations.  His list of published works and awards spans many decades and numbers into the hundreds including reviews articles, and editorial introductions such as the ones as noted above.   In 1999, Bloom was awarded the much coveted Gold Medal for Belles Lettres and Criticism from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.  Internationally, he has also been acclaimed – being endowed with such awards as the Hans Christian Andersen Bicentennial Prize of Denmark, the International Prize of Catalonia, and the Alfonso Reyes Prize of Mexico. Further accolades include the Melville Cane Award from the Poetry Society of America,and the list goes on and on.

The former are just a hint of the awards and nominations that Dr. Bloom has achieved.  To some, including myself, his achievements are super-human.  If you are interested in any of the topics or persons listed below, I strongly recommend that you read Bloom.

Bloom’s Modern Critical Reviews

This is the complete list of Bloom’s Critical Views as of the date of this publication: