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'''Harold Bloom''' is an American religious and literary critic, born July 11, 1930, in New York from Jewish emigrees from Russia. Bloom teaches at [[Yale]] and [[New York University]]. As a literary critic his work is generally agreed to have gone through three stages:
'''Harold Bloom''' is an American religious and literary critic and theorist, born July 11, 1930, in New York of Jewish emigrees from Russia. Bloom is Sterling Professor of the Humanities and English at [[Yale University]] and was previously Berg Professor of English at [[New York University]]. As a literary critic his work is generally agreed to have gone through three stages:
*his work on the British Romantic Poets of the 19th century;
*his work on the British Romantic Poets of the 19th century;
*his development of his theory of poetic influence;
*his development of his theory of poetic influence;
*his current writings are directed more towards a popular audience than toward scholars.
*his current writings are directed more towards a popular audience than toward scholars.
His highly significant and influential contribution to literary theory was first presented in ''The Anxiety of Influence'' (1973). Largely inspired by [[Freud]]ian [[psychoanalysis|psychoanalytical]] concepts, ''The Anxiety of Influence'' postulates that for creative artists to succeed they must overcome the anxiety produced by the necessity of producing work that is distinct from that of their predecessors. They do this by creatively misreading prior artists in order to form their own unique creative vision.
== Works ==
== Works ==