← Carl Van Doren Van DorenMany Mindsby Carl Van Doren Van DorenFind 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→Benjamin FranklinComprehensive biography of founding thinker and polymath Benjamin Franklin→American LiteratureSurvey of American literary history and major authors→