Edgar Allan Poe
Selected Poetry and Tales (19th Century)
Published on 25. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
550 pages
978-1-55481-046-8 (ISBN)
Description
Includes a selection of Poe's poems, tales, and sketches in such diverse modes of writing as tales of the supernatural and psychic conflict, satires and hoaxes, science fiction and detective fiction, and non-fiction essays on literary and social topics. These are supplemented by a selection of contextual documents - newspaper and magazine articles, treatises, and other historical texts - that will help readers understand the social, literary, and intellectual milieus in which Poe wrote.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Calgary
United States
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55481-046-8 (9781554810468)
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Persons
James M. Hutchisson, Charleston, South Carolina, USA is professor of English and director of graduate study in English at The Citadel. His books include Poe and DuBose Heyward: A Charleston Gentleman and the World of Porgy and Bess, both published by University Press of Mississippi, USA