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Edgar Allan Poe in Context

By Kevin J. Hayes

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780511844027, 0511844026
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511844027
LCC
e345 2013
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4701326 bytes)
Pages
430\431
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2015-12-21 21:14:21
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Description

Edgar Allan Poe mastered a variety of literary forms over the course of his brief and turbulent career. As a storyteller, Poe defied convention by creating Gothic tales of mystery, horror and suspense that remain widely popular today. This collection demonstrates how Poe's experience of early nineteenth-century American life fueled his iconoclasm and shaped his literary legacy. Rather than provide critical explications of his writings, each essay explores one aspect of Poe's immediate environment, using pertinent writings - verse, fiction, reviews and essays - to suit. Examining his geographical, social and literary contexts, as well as those created by the publishing industry and advances in science and technology, the essays paint an unprecedented portrait of Poe's life and times. Written for a wide audience, the collection will offer scholars and students of American literature, historians and general readers new insight into Poe's rich and complex work.

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