James D. Bloom is Professor of English at Muhlenberg College, USA. His books include
Hollywood Intellect (2009),
Gravity Fails (2003) and
The Literary Bent (1997). His essays and reviews have appeared in
American Literary History,
Contemporary Literature, the
European Journal of American Culture, the
Chronicle of Higher Education,
Style, the
New York Times Book Review, the
Philadelphia Inquirer, and
Creem.