Historical Guide to Edgar Allan Poe

Klappentext Displaying scant interest in native scenes or materials! Edgar Allan Poe seems the most un-American of American writers during the era of literary nationalism; yet he was at the same time a pragmatic magazinist! fully engaged in popular culture and intensely concerned with the "republic of letters" in the United States. This Historical Guide contains an introduction that considers the tensions between Poe's "otherwordly" settings and his historically marked representations of violence! as well as a capsule biography situating Poe in his historical context. The subsequent essays in this book cover such topics as Poe and the American Publishing Industry! Poe's Sensationalism! his relationships to gender constructions! and Poe and American Privacy. Zusammenfassung Contains an introduction that considers the tension between Poe's "otherworldly" settings and his historically marked representations of violence. This book covers topics such as Poe and the American Publishing Industry, Poe's Sensationalism, Poe's relationship to gender constructions, and Poe and American Privacy.

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• Authors: J. Gerald Kennedy, J. Gerald (Professor of English Kennedy, J.gerald Kennedy
• Assisted by: J. Gerald Kennedy (Editor), J. Gerald (Professor of English Kennedy (Editor), Kennedy J. Gerald (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2001
• EAN: 9780195121490
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512149-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Historical Guides to American Authors; Historical Guides to American; Historical Guides to American Authors
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; USA, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, American English, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, United States of America, USA