Format:
xx, 266 p
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2004 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary
ISBN:
0511041306
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9780511041303
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions to literature
Content:
Explores key dimensions of Edgar Allan Poe's work and life. Contributions provide a series of new perspectives on one of the most enigmatic and controversial American writers. The essays, specially tailored to the needs of undergraduates, examine all of Poe's major writings, his poetry, short stories, and criticism, and place his work in a variety of literary, cultural, and political contexts. The volume features a detailed chronology and a comprehensive guide to further reading
Content:
The poet as critic / Kent Ljungquist -- Poe and his circle / Sandra M. Tomc -- Poe's aesthetic theory / Rachel Polonsky -- Poe's humor / Daniel Royot -- Poe and the Gothic tradition / Benjamin Franklin Fisher -- Poe, sensationalism, and slavery / Teresa A. Goddu -- Extra! Extra! Poe invents science fiction! / John Tresch -- Poe's Dupin and the power of detection / Peter Thoms -- Poe's feminine ideal / Karen Weekes -- A confused beginning: The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, of Nantucket / Geoffrey Sanborn -- Poe's "constructiveness" and "The fall of the house of Usher" / Scott Peeples -- Two verse masterworks: "The raven" and "Ulalume" / Richard Kopley and Kevin J. Hayes -- Poe and popular culture / Mark Neimeyer -- One-man modernist / Kevin J. Hayes
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-246) and index
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Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2004
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The poet as critic / Kent Ljungquist -- Poe and his circle / Sandra M. Tomc -- Poe's aesthetic theory / Rachel Polonsky -- Poe's humor / Daniel Royot -- Poe and the Gothic tradition / Benjamin Franklin Fisher -- Poe, sensationalism, and slavery / Teresa A. Goddu -- Extra! Extra! Poe invents science fiction! / John Tresch -- Poe's Dupin and the power of detection / Peter Thoms -- Poe's feminine ideal / Karen Weekes -- A confused beginning: The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, of Nantucket / Geoffrey Sanborn -- Poe's "constructiveness" and "The fall of the house of Usher" / Scott Peeples -- Two verse masterworks: "The raven" and "Ulalume" / Richard Kopley and Kevin J. Hayes -- Poe and popular culture / Mark Neimeyer -- One-man modernist / Kevin J. Hayes
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The poet as critic / Kent LjungquistPoe and his circle / Sandra M. Tomc -- Poe's aesthetic theory / Rachel Polonsky -- Poe's humor / Daniel Royot -- Poe and the Gothic tradition / Benjamin Franklin Fisher -- Poe, sensationalism, and slavery / Teresa A. Goddu -- Extra! Extra! Poe invents science fiction! / John Tresch -- Poe's Dupin and the power of detection / Peter Thoms -- Poe's feminine ideal / Karen Weekes -- A confused beginning: The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, of Nantucket / Geoffrey Sanborn -- Poe's "constructiveness" and "The fall of the house of Usher" / Scott Peeples -- Two verse masterworks: "The raven" and "Ulalume" / Richard Kopley and Kevin J. Hayes -- Poe and popular culture / Mark Neimeyer -- One-man modernist / Kevin J. Hayes.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521793262
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521797276
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521793261
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521797276
Additional Edition:
Print version Cambridge companion to Edgar Allan Poe
Language:
English
Subjects:
American Studies
Keywords:
Poe, Edgar Allan 1809-1849
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Poe, Edgar Allan 1809-1849
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