Poe - Poems and Prose

Informationen zum Autor Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, USA, in 1809. Poe, short story writer, editor and critic, he is best known for his macabre tales and as the progenitor of the detective story. He died in 1849, in mysterious circumstances, at the age of forty. Klappentext Probably the most important single figure in nineteenth century American literature, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) exerted an enormous influence over later writers, especially French Symbolist poets, including Baudelaire and Mallarme, and through them he affected the entire field of modern literature from THE WASTE LAND to LOLITA. Zusammenfassung Probably the most important single figure in nineteenth century American literature, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) exerted an enormous influence over later writers, especially French Symbolist poets, including Baudelaire and Mallarme, and through them he affected the entire field of modern literature from THE WASTE LAND to LOLITA.

Product details

• Authors: Edgar Allan Poe
• Publisher: Everyman's Library UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.10.1995
• EAN: 9781857157246
• ISBN: 978-1-85715-724-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 115 mm x 165 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets S.; Everyman's Library Pocket Poets
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; FICTION / Short Stories (single author), Gothic, POETRY / American / General, United States of America, USA, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Classic and pre-20th century poetry