ISBN:
0511041306
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9780511041303
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xx, 266 p
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ill
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24 cm
Ausgabe:
Reproduktion Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2004 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary
Serie:
Cambridge companions to literature
Serie:
EBSCOhost eBook Collection
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Cambridge companion to Edgar Allan Poe
DDC:
818/.309
Schlagwort(e):
Poe, Edgar Allan 1809-1849 Criticism and interpretation
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Poe, Edgar Allan 1809-1849 Critique et interprétation
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Poe, Edgar Allan Criticism and interpretation
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Poe, Edgar Allan, Criticism and interpretation.
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Poe, Edgar Allan, Critique et interprétation.
;
Poe, Edgar Allan
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Electronic books.
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Konferenzschrift
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Poe, Edgar Allan 1809-1849
;
Poe, Edgar Allan 1809-1849
Kurzfassung:
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
Kurzfassung:
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
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
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
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
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.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-246) and index
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Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2004
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