Harold Bloom and the American Canon: A Conversation with David Mikics

What makes a book classic? How are great American writers shaped by those who came before? Harold Bloom explored these questions with passion and insight for fifty years. Literary scholar David Mikics, editor of the Library of America collection "Harold Bloom: The American Canon: Literary Genius from Emerson to Pynchon," joins LOA's John Kulka for an intimate conversation about how he wove several decades of Bloom’s writing—much of it hard to find and long unavailable—into a compelling portrait of American literary genius. LOA President and Publisher Max Rudin introduces the Zoom conversation. (1 hr., 2 min.)

Presented in partnership with Tablet, The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW), and The University of Houston.

Complete details about the book:
https://www.loa.org/books/619-the-ame...

Purchase the Library of America title "The American Canon: Literary Genius from Emerson to Pynchon," by Harold Bloom:
https://loa.org/books/619-the-america...
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