The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan PoeKevin J. Hayes Cambridge University Press, 25 ապր, 2002 թ. - 266 էջ This collection of specially-commissioned essays by experts in the field explores key dimensions of Edgar Allan Poe's work and life. Contributions provide a series of alternative 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. They situate his imaginative writings in relation to different modes of writing: humor, Gothicism, anti-slavery tracts, science fiction, the detective story, and sentimental fiction. Three chapters examine specific works: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Raven', and 'Ulalume'. The volume features a detailed chronology and a comprehensive guide to further reading, and will be of interest to students and scholars alike. |
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Chronology of Poes life | xv |
List of short titles and abbreviations | xx |
Introduction | 1 |
The poet as critic | 7 |
Poe and his circle | 21 |
Poes aesthetic theory | 42 |
Poes humor | 57 |
Poe and the Gothic tradition | 72 |
Poes Dupin and the power of detection | 133 |
Poes feminine ideal | 148 |
A confused beginning The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket | 163 |
Poes constructiveness and The Fall of the House of Usher | 178 |
Two verse masterworks The Raven and Ulalume | 191 |
Poe and popular culture | 205 |
Oneman modernist | 225 |
Select bibliography | 241 |
Poe sensationalism and slavery | 92 |
Extra Extra Poe invents science fiction | 113 |
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