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The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe

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Part of Cambridge Companions to Literature

Editor: Kevin J. Hayes, University of Central Oklahoma

Kevin J. Hayes, Kent L. Jungquist, Sandra M. Tomc, Rachel Polonsky, Daniel Royot, Benjamin Franklin Fisher, Teresa A. Goddu, John Tresch, Peter Thoms, Karen Weekes, Geoffrey Sanborn, Scott Peeples, Richard Kopley, Mark Neimeyer

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Date Published: April 2002
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format: Hardback
isbn: 9780521793261

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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.
- Contributions are provided by acknowledged specialists on Poe
- The essays provide scholarly depth of analysis on a broad range of topics
- The volume is well supported by a detailed chronology and bibliography
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Product details
- Date Published: April 2002
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521793261
- length: 288 pages
- dimensions: 236 x 158 x 24 mm
- weight: 0.58kg
- contains: 4 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Chronology of Poe's life
Introduction Kevin J. Hayes
1. The Poet as critic Kent L. Jungquist
2. Poe and his circle Sandra M. Tomc
3. Poe's aesthetic theory Rachel Polonsky
4. Poe's humor Daniel Royot
5. Poe and the Gothic tradition Benjamin Franklin Fisher
6. Poe, sensationalism, and slavery Teresa A. Goddu
7. Extra! Extra! Poe invents Science Fiction! John Tresch
8. Poe's Dupin and the power of detection Peter Thoms
9. Poe's feminine ideal Karen Weekes
10. A confused beginning: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, of Nantucket Geoffrey Sanborn
11. Poe's 'constructiveness' and The Fall of the House of Usher Scott Peeples
12. Two verse masterworks: 'The Raven' and 'Ulalume' Richard Kopley and Kevin J. Hayes
13. Poe and popular culture Mark Neimeyer
14. One-man modernist Kevin J. Hayes
Selected bibliography
Index.
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Kevin J. Hayes, University of Central Oklahoma
Kevin J. Hayes is Professor of English, University of Central Oklahoma. He is the author of Poe and the Printed Word (Cambridge, 2000); Melville's Folk Roots (1999); The Library of William Byrd of Westover (1997), for which he won the first annual Virginia Library History Award; Folklore and Book Culture (1997); and A Colonial Woman's Bookshelf (1996). In addition, he has edited Henry James: The Contemporary Reviews (Cambridge, 1996). His essays and reviews have appeared in American Literature, Edgar Allan Poe Review, Literature/Film Quarterly, New England Quarterly, Studies in the Novel, and Visible Language. In 1998, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Association for Documentary Editing.
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Kevin J. Hayes, Kent L. Jungquist, Sandra M. Tomc, Rachel Polonsky, Daniel Royot, Benjamin Franklin Fisher, Teresa A. Goddu, John Tresch, Peter Thoms, Karen Weekes, Geoffrey Sanborn, Scott Peeples, Richard Kopley, Mark Neimeyer