Screen LibraryThe Cambridge introduction to Edgar Allan Poe /
"Much remains uncertain about the life of Edgar Allan Poe, the mysterious author of one of the best-known American poems, "The Raven," the Gothic romance "The Fall of the House of Usher," and the first detective fiction, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." This book p...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | 2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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The Cambridge introductions to literature
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"Much remains uncertain about the life of Edgar Allan Poe, the mysterious author of one of the best-known American poems, "The Raven," the Gothic romance "The Fall of the House of Usher," and the first detective fiction, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." This book provides a balanced overview of Poe's career and writings, resisting the tendency of many scholars to sensationalize the more enigmatic aspects of his life. Benjamin E. Fisher outlines Poe's experiments with a wide range of literary forms and genres, and shows how his fiction evolved from Gothic fantasy to plausible, sophisticated p |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 136 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780521859677 0521859670 9780521676915 0521676916 |
| Index Number: | PS2638 |
| CLC: | I712.064 |
| Call Number: | I712.064/F533 |
| Contents: | Preface -- List of abbreviations -- 1. Life -- 2. Contexts -- The historical context -- The American context -- The context of slavery -- Gender and sexuality -- The graphic context -- The urban context -- The medical-scientific context -- The psychological context -- The existentialist-modernist context -- 3. Works -- Poetry -- The fiction : tales -- The novels and Eureka -- The criticism -- 4. Reception -- Notes -- A guide to further reading -- Index. |