Historical Guide to Edgar Allan Poe.
Title:
Historical Guide to Edgar Allan Poe.
Author:
Kennedy, J. Gerald.
ISBN:
9780199728138
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (256 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Poe in Our Time -- Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849: A Brief Biography -- POE IN HIS TIME -- Poe and the American Publishing Industry -- Spanking the Master: Mind-Body Crossings in Poe's Sensationalism -- Poe and Nineteenth-Century Gender Constructions -- Poe and the Issue of American Privacy -- Illustrated Chronology -- Bibliographical Essay: Major Editions and Landmarks of Poe Scholarship -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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