Student companion to Edgar Allan Poe / Tony Magistrale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magistrale, Tony.

Series:

Student companions to classic writers.

Student companions to classic writers, 1522-7979

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849--Criticism and interpretation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Poe, Edgar Allan.

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849--Examinations--Study guides.

Fantasy literature, American--Examinations--Study guides.

Fantasy literature, American.

Fantasy literature, American--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The contributions of Edgar Allan Poe have withstood the test of time; his best poems and fiction are more popular and carry greater significance now than they did during his own era. This highly readable introduction to the life, times, and major works of Poe offers fresh interpretations of timeless masterpieces like The Raven and The Purloined Letter. Carefully considering important thematic elements as well as genre, this book organizes the works of Poe into four significant groupings: the poetry, Vampiric love stories, tales of psychological terror, and the detective stories. Close readings are given for a selection of the most important works that represent Poe's canon of writings, including the chilling Tell Tale Heart and The Black Cat. This introductory study to Edgar Allan Poe begins with a concise biographical chapter that explores Poe's troubled experiences. The Literary Heritage chapter chronicles Poe's influence on other writers, artists, and filmmakers who followed. This work examines the major poems from Poe's canon, with special attention to those works that are most often taught and anthologized. Poe's most famous tales of terror and revenge are juxtaposed because they all revolve around murders and the elements of terror associated with the act of killing. Likewise, his love stories are brought together in a chapter that deals with vampirisim and gender. The final chapter, The Origins of the Detective Tale, examines Poe's tales of ratiocination, and traces the evolution of many popular culture super sleuths to Poe's Dupin. A selective bibliography of biographical and critical works on Poe, including contemporary reviews, completes this thorough volume. Students, general readers, and fans of all things Gothic will enjoy the fascinating insights this volume offers.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Series Foreword

Preface

1 Notes Toward a Biography

2 The Contribution and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe

DEFINING THE GOTHIC REVOLUTION

INSPECTING POE: THE DETECTIVE TRADITION

THE COMIC AND SEAFARING POE

POE'S LITERARY LEGACY

POE'S AMERICAN FACE

INTERNATIONAL POE: THE MULTIMEDIA LEGACY

THE PEOPLE'S POE

3 The Art of Poetry

"SONNET-TO SCIENCE" (1829)

SETTING AND PLOT

SYMBOLS AND THEMES

"THE CITY IN THE SEA" (1845)

"THE RAVEN" (1845)

SYMBOLS

THEMES

"ULALUME: A BALLAD" (1847)

"THE BELLS" (1849)

"ANNABEL LEE" (1849)

ALTERNATE READING: GENRE CRITICISM

4 Vampiric Love Stories

"MORELLA" (1835)

CHARACTERS

"BERENICE" (1835)

"LIGEIA" (1838)

"THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER" (1839)

"THE OVAL PORTRAIT" (1842)

ALTERNATE READING: FEMINISM

5 Tales of Psychological Terror, Homicide, and Revenge

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1842)

THE TELL-TALE HEART (1843)

THE BLACK CAT (1843)

THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE (1845)

THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO (1846)

"HOP-FROG" (1849)

ALTERNATIVE READING: MARXIST INTERPRETATION

6 The Origins of the Detective Tale

THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1841).

SETTING AND PLOT

THE MYSTERY OF MARIE ROGET (1841)

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1843)

THE PURLOINED LETTER (1844)

ALTERNATE READING: PSYCHOANALYTICAL CRITICISM

Selected Bibliography

BOOKS BY EDGAR ALLAN POE

EDITIONS AND COLLECTIONS OF WORKS BY EDGAR ALLAN POE

LITERARY ANTHOLOGIES CONTAINING REPRESENTATIVE SELECTIONS OF WORK BY EDGAR ALLAN POE

SELECTED BIOGRAPHIES AND BIOCRITICAL STUDIES ON EDGAR ALLAN POE

SELECTED POE BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND OTHER REFERENCE SOURCES

SELECTED CRITICISM I

CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS OF POE'S LIFE AND WORK

BOOKS ABOUT EDGAR ALLAN POE

ARTICLES AND PARTS OF BOOKS ABOUT EDGAR ALLAN POE

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-133) and index.

ISBN:

9798216020264

9780313007132

0313007136

OCLC:

614714209