Harold Bloom should not be confused with American philosopher. Harold Bloom Born ( 1930-07-11) July 11, 1930 (age 87), Occupation, writer, professor Education (B.A.) (PhD) Literary movement, Spouse Jeanne Gould (m. 1958; 2 children) Harold Bloom (born July 11, 1930) is an American literary critic and of. Since the publication of his first book in 1959, Bloom has written more than forty books, including twenty books of, several books discussing religion, and a novel. He has edited hundreds of anthologies concerning numerous literary and philosophical figures for the publishing firm.

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 of the early 1990s. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early life [ ] Bloom was born in New York City, the son of Paula (Lev) and William Bloom.

He lived in the at 1410. He was raised as an in a -speaking household, where he learned literary; he learned English at the age of six. Bloom's father, a garment worker, was born in and his mother, a homemaker, near.

Harold had three older sisters and an older brother of whom he is the sole survivor. As a boy, Bloom read 's Collected Poems, a collection that inspired his lifelong fascination with poetry. Bloom went to the (where his grades were poor but his standardized-test scores were high), and subsequently received a B.A. From in 1951, where he was a student of English literary critic, and a PhD from in 1955. Bloom was a standout student at Yale, where he clashed with the faculty of including. Several years later, Bloom dedicated his first major book,, to Wimsatt. Teaching career [ ] Bloom has been a member of the Yale English Department since 1955.

He received a in 1985. From 1988 to 2004, Bloom was Berg Professor of English at while maintaining his position at Yale. In 2010, he became a founding patron of, a new institution in, that focuses on primary texts. Personal life [ ] Bloom married Jeanne Gould in 1958.

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In a 2005 interview his wife said that she regarded him and herself as both atheists while he denied being an atheist saying 'No, no I'm not an atheist. It's no fun being an atheist.' Dolog Akf Software Companies.

Writing career [ ] Defense of Romanticism [ ] Bloom began his career with a sequence of highly regarded monographs on ( Shelley's Myth-making,, originally Bloom's doctoral dissertation),, ( Yeats, ), and, ( Wallace Stevens: The Poems of Our Climate, ). In these, he defended the High Romantics against critics influenced by such writers as, who became a recurring intellectual foil. Bloom had a contentious approach: his first book, Shelley's Myth-making, charged many contemporary critics with sheer carelessness in their reading of the poet. Influence theory [ ] After a personal crisis in the late sixties, Bloom became deeply interested in Emerson,, and the ancient mystic traditions of,, and. In a 2003 interview with Bloom, Michael Pakenham, the book editor for, writes that Bloom has long referred to himself as a 'Jewish Gnostic'.

Bloom explains: 'I am using Gnostic in a very broad way. I am nothing if not Jewish. I really am a product of Yiddish culture.