American Fiction Between the Wars

Bloom's Period Studies

by Harold Bloom (Editor)

- A comprehensive view of the major literary movements in Western history
- An introduction by Harold Bloom and a selection of critical essays provides scholarly analysis on the major writers and works that defined each literary period
- Features a chronology of important cultural, literary, and political events that helped shape each literary period.

412 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

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

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great overview of 20th century American writers. From Fitzgerald to Faulkner and all those lost generation cats before, after and in between. They really didn't give Wolfe a fair shake for some reason. I would have dearly loved to talk to Harold Bloom about that.