Format:
XVI, 211 S. : Ill.
ISBN:
0-8057-4572-6
Series Statement:
Twayne's United States authors series 705
Content:
"In this overview of Poe's career and major writings, Scott Peeples does not make a case for a single way of reading Poe but instead emphasizes the great variety of meanings one can derive from his work - and the great variety within the work itself. At the same time, he articulates certain tendencies as keys to understanding Poe, among them the artist's quest for control - over his audience, his art, and his own career; the "double" as a model for human consciousness; and speculation on the nature and finality of death. Although these and other themes surface throughout Poe's career, Peeples stresses thematic and stylistic changes, making a general claim that Poe's writing went through recognizable phases."--BOOK JACKET.
Language:
English
Subjects:
American Studies
Keywords:
1809-1849 Poe, Edgar Allan
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Biografie
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Biografie
URL:
http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=008372204&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA