The Annotated Poe

Edgar Allan Poe is perhaps America's most famous writer. Yet he remains misunderstood, his works easily confused with the legend of a troubled genius. In this annotated edition of tales and poems, Kevin J. Hayes debunks the Poe myth, enables a larger appreciation of Poe's career and varied achievements, and investigates his weird afterlives.

About the author

Kevin J. Hayes is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Central Oklahoma.William Giraldi is the author of the novels Busy Monsters and Hold the Dark.

Summary

Edgar Allan Poe is perhaps America’s most famous writer. Yet he remains misunderstood, his works easily confused with the legend of a troubled genius. In this annotated edition of tales and poems, Kevin J. Hayes debunks the Poe myth, enables a larger appreciation of Poe’s career and varied achievements, and investigates his weird afterlives.

Product details

• Authors: William Giraldi, Kevin J. Hayes, Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan/ Hayes Poe
• Assisted by: Kevin J Hayes (Editor), Kevin J. Hayes (Editor), Hayes Kevin J. (Editor), Giraldi William (Foreword)
• Publisher: Belknap press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9780674055292
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05529-2
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 250 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; FICTION / Short Stories (single author), POETRY / General, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Short Stories, Poetry by individual poets, Classic fiction: general and literary