Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom (July 11, 1930 – October 14, 2019) was an American literary critic and Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University.[1]
Harold Bloom | |
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| Born | July 11, 1930 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 14, 2019 (aged 89) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Literary critic, writer, professor |
| Education | Cornell University (B.A.) Yale University (PhD) |
| Literary movement | Aestheticism, Romanticism |
| Spouse | Jeanne Gould (m. 1958; 2 children) |
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Since the publication of his first book in 1959, Bloom has written more than forty books,[2] including twenty books of literary criticism, several books talking about religion, and a novel. He has edited hundreds of anthologies about many literary and philosophical figures for the Chelsea House publishing firm.[3][4] Bloom's books have been translated into more than 40 languages.
Bloom came to public attention in the United States as a commentator during the canon wars of the early 1990s.[5]
Bloom died at a hospital in New Haven, Connecticut on October 14, 2019 at the age of 89.[6]
Harold Bloom Media
A lion-faced deity associated with Gnosticism. Bloom frequently referred to Gnosticism when speaking about general and personal religious matters.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
In The Western Canon, Bloom claimed that Samuel Johnson was "unmatched by any critic in any nation before or after him."
References
- ↑ "Faculty - English". english.yale.edu.
- ↑ Miller, Mary Alice. "How Harold Bloom Selected His Top 12 American Authors". Vanity Fair.
- ↑ Romano, Carlin (April 24, 2011). "Harold Bloom by the Numbers – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education". Chronicle.com. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Colossus Among Critics: Harold Bloom". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/books/98/11/01/specials/bloom-colossus.html.
- ↑ Marc Redfield (2003). "Literature, Incorporated". In Peter C. Herman (ed.). Historicizing Theory. Suny Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-7914-5962-1.
- ↑ Smith, Dinitia (October 14, 2019). "Harold Bloom, Critic Who Championed Western Canon, Dies at 89" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/books/harold-bloom-dead.html. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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