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The Cambridge Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe

By IV , Benjamin Franklin Fisher

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780521859677, 9780511426773, 9780521676915, 0521859670
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1051041 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Introductions to Literature
Pages
136\147
Time added
2020-11-29 05:13:35

Description

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 sensationalise the more enigmatic aspects of his life. Benjamin F. 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 psychological fiction. Fisher makes fruitful connections within this diverse body of work, and offers analyses of the major works. The critical afterlife of Poe's work is charted, and the book includes a guide to further reading, making this a handy starting-point for students and readers new to Poe.

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