(1930- ) US academic and writer, best known for his Freudian analysis of the relationship between strong male authors and predecessor authors over the last several centuries of Western literature; The Anxiety of Influence (1973) and its several increasingly talmudic sequels have become central critical texts; his work in the fields of the fantastic – despite his high esteem for writers like John Crowley – has not been strongly focused. His only novel, The Flight to Lucifer (1979), was described as a Gnostic fantasy, accurately. Of the many Anthologies of critical pieces edited by Bloom, several are of sf interest: Mary Shelley (anth 1985), Edgar Allan Poe (anth 1985), Ursula K. Le Guin (anth 1986) and Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness (anth 1987), Doris Lessing (anth 1986), George Orwell (anth 1987) and George Orwell's 1984 (anth 1987), Classic Horror Writers (anth 1993), Classic Science Fiction Writers (1995), Science Fiction Writers of the Golden Age (anth 1995), Modern Fantasy Writers (anth 1995), Modern Horror Writers (anth 1995), Stephen King (anth 1998), Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five (anth 2001) and Ray Bradbury (anth 2001). [JC]
Harold Bloom
born New York: 11 July 1930
died
works
works as editor
- Mary Shelley (New York: Chelsea House, 1985) [nonfiction: anth: Mary Shelley: hb/]
- Edgar Allan Poe (New York: Chelsea House, 1985) [nonfiction: anth: Edgar Allen Poe: hb/]
- Ursula K. Le Guin (New York: Chelsea House, 1986) [nonfiction: anth: Ursula K Le Guin: hb/]
- Doris Lessing (New York: Chelsea House, 1986) [nonfiction: anth: Doris Lessing: hb/]
- Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness (New York: Chelsea House, 1987) [nonfiction: anth: Ursula K Le Guin: hb/]
- George Orwell (New York: Chelsea House, 1987) [nonfiction: anth: George Orwell: hb/]
- George Orwell's 1984 (New York: Chelsea House, 1987) [nonfiction: anth: George Orwell: hb/]
- Classic Horror Writers (New York: Chelsea House, 1993) [nonfiction: anth: hb/]
- Classic Fantasy Writers (New York: Chelsea House, 1995) [nonfiction: anth: hb/from Edward Burne-Jones]
- Classic Science Fiction Writers (New York: Chelsea House, 1995) [nonfiction: anth: hb/Constantine Juon]
- Science Fiction Writers of the Golden Age (New York: Chelsea House, 1995) [nonfiction: anth: hb/David A Hardy]
- Modern Fantasy Writers (New York: Chelsea House, 1995) [nonfiction: anth: hb/from Max Ernst]
- Modern Horror Writers (New York: Chelsea House, 1995) [nonfiction: anth: hb/]
- Stephen King (New York: Chelsea House, 1998) [nonfiction: anth: Stephen King: hb/Robert Gerson]
- Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five (New York: Chelsea House, 2001) [nonfiction: anth: Kurt Vonnegut: hb/]
- Ray Bradbury (New York: Chelsea House, 2001) [nonfiction: anth: Ray Bradbury: hb/Robert Gerson]
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