← Carl Van Doren Van DorenAmerican Literatureby Carl Van Doren Van DorenSurvey of American literary history and major authorsFind on Amazon↗About the authorCarl Van Doren Van DorenCarl Van Doren was a major American literary critic and biographer who also wrote fiction. His critical work helped define the canon of American literature, and his biography of Benjamin Franklin won the Pulitzer Prize.More by Carl Van Doren Van DorenOther Provinces→The Roving Critic→Many Minds→Benjamin FranklinComprehensive biography of founding thinker and polymath Benjamin Franklin→