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
Bloom in 1982
Born	(1930-07-11)July 11, 1930 The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died	October 14, 2019(2019-10-14) (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)

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]