Van Wyck Brooks

Van Wyck Brooks (b. Plainfield, New Jersey, February 16 1886; d. Bridgewater, Connecticut, May 2 1963) was an American literary critic, biographer, and historian. Born into an affluent, intellectual family, Brooks was educated at Harvard University and graduated in 1908. The masterpiece of his literary career was a series of studies entitled Makers and Finders, which chronicled the development of American literature during the long 19th century. Brooks' reputation rested on the dexterity with which he embroidered elaborate biographical detail into brilliant anecdotal prose. In 1937, Brooks received the Pulitzer Prize in history for The Flowering of New England.

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Plainfield, New Jersey - February 16 - 1886 - Bridgewater, Connecticut - May 2 - 1963 - American - Literary critic - Biographer - Historian - Harvard University - American literature - The long 19th century - Anecdotal - 1937 - Pulitzer Prize

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