Fyodor Dostoevsky

Bloom's Modern Critical Views

by Harold Bloom (Editor)

Presents biographical information along with critical analysis of the themes, symbols, and ideas that appear in the author's works.

Genres: Literary Criticism

158 pages, Hardcover

First published April 28, 1989

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.

Reviews

[Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highly recommended for all who are fans of Dostoevsky's works. Delves into the historical background of the times and main characters who he was railing against in his writings.