Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Bloom's Modern Critical Views

by Harold Bloom (Editor)

A monumental figure in 19th century Germany, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe achieved worldwide recognition at a young age when he published the epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. His Faust, a two-part poetic drama, is viewed as one of the greatest literary masterpieces. Learn more about a literary genius who expressed himself through a vast body of work in poetry, drama, and fiction. This title, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.

278 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2002

About the author

Harold Bloom was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world." After publishing his first book in 1959, Bloom wrote more than 50 books, including over 40 books of literary criticism, several books discussing religion, and one novel. He edited hundreds of anthologies concerning numerous literary and philosophical figures for the Chelsea House publishing firm. Bloom's books have been translated into more than 40 languages. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1995.
Bloom was a defender of the traditional Western canon at a time when literature departments were focusing on what he derided as the "school of resentment" (multiculturalists, feminists, Marxists, and others). He was educated at Yale University, the University of Cambridge, and Cornell University.