Student Companion To Edgar Allan Poe

Author : Tony Magistrale
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Student Companion to Edgar Allan Poe written by Tony Magistrale and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2001-04-30 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the life and work of Poe, explores his contributions to American literature, and analyzes his poetry, tales of love and terror, and detective stories.

Author : Kevin J. Hayes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521797276
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe written by Kevin J. Hayes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-04-25 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of specially-commissioned essays by experts in the field explores key dimensions of Edgar Allan Poe's work and life. Contributions provide a series of alternative perspectives on one of the most enigmatic and controversial American writers. The essays, specially tailored to the needs of undergraduates, examine all of Poe's major writings, his poetry, short stories and criticism, and place his work in a variety of literary, cultural and political contexts. They situate his imaginative writings in relation to different modes of writing: humor, Gothicism, anti-slavery tracts, science fiction, the detective story, and sentimental fiction. Three chapters examine specific works: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Raven', and 'Ulalume'. The volume features a detailed chronology and a comprehensive guide to further reading, and will be of interest to students and scholars alike.

Author : Dawn B. Sova
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438108427
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Critical Companion to Edgar Allan Poe written by Dawn B. Sova and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the life and career of Edgar Allan Poe including synopses of many of his works, biographies of family and friends, a discussion of Poe's influence on other writers, and places that influenced his writing.

Author : Tony Magistrale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313007136
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Student Companion to Edgar Allan Poe written by Tony Magistrale and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-04-30 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributions of Edgar Allan Poe have withstood the test of time; his best poems and fiction are more popular and carry greater significance now than they did during his own era. This highly readable introduction to the life, times, and major works of Poe offers fresh interpretations of timeless masterpieces like The Raven and The Purloined Letter. Carefully considering important thematic elements as well as genre, this book organizes the works of Poe into four significant groupings: the poetry, Vampiric love stories, tales of psychological terror, and the detective stories. Close readings are given for a selection of the most important works that represent Poe's canon of writings, including the chilling Tell Tale Heart and The Black Cat. This introductory study to Edgar Allan Poe begins with a concise biographical chapter that explores Poe's troubled experiences. The Literary Heritage chapter chronicles Poe's influence on other writers, artists, and filmmakers who followed. This work examines the major poems from Poe's canon, with special attention to those works that are most often taught and anthologized. Poe's most famous tales of terror and revenge are juxtaposed because they all revolve around murders and the elements of terror associated with the act of killing. Likewise, his love stories are brought together in a chapter that deals with vampirisim and gender. The final chapter, The Origins of the Detective Tale, examines Poe's tales of ratiocination, and traces the evolution of many popular culture super sleuths to Poe's Dupin. A selective bibliography of biographical and critical works on Poe, including contemporary reviews, completes this thorough volume. Students, general readers, and fans of all things Gothic will enjoy the fascinating insights this volume offers.

Author : Debra McArthur
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780766024373
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Student's Guide to Edgar Allan Poe written by Debra McArthur and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edgar Allan Poe's influence as a writer, critic, and poet on modern literature cannot be overstated. Much of his fiction laid the foundation for modern-day horror. His short story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," is even considered to be the first modern detective story. In this book, Poe's amazing career and fascinating life are examined, offering accessible insight into his work for novice readers. Each work is placed in historical and biographical context, with special emphasis placed on curriculum-related material.

Author : J. Gerald Kennedy
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190641878
Total Pages : 881 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Edgar Allen Poe written by J. Gerald Kennedy and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 881 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No American author of the early 19th century enjoys a larger international audience than Edgar Allan Poe. Widely translated, read, and studied, he occupies an iconic place in global culture. Such acclaim would have gratified Poe, who deliberately wrote for "the world at large" and mocked the provincialism of strictly nationalistic themes. Partly for this reason, early literary historians cast Poe as an outsider, regarding his dark fantasies as extraneous to American life and experience. Only in the 20th century did Poe finally gain a prominent place in the national canon. Changing critical approaches have deepened our understanding of Poe's complexity and revealed an author who defies easy classification. New models of interpretation have excited fresh debates about his essential genius, his subversive imagination, his cultural insight, and his ultimate impact, urging an expansive reconsideration of his literary achievement. Edited by leading experts J. Gerald Kennedy and Scott Peeples, this volume presents a sweeping reexamination of Poe's work. Forty-five distinguished scholars address Poe's troubled life and checkered career as a "magazinist," his poetry and prose, and his reviews, essays, opinions, and marginalia. The chapters provide fresh insights into Poe's lasting impact on subsequent literature, music, art, comics, and film and illuminate his radical conception of the universe, science, and the human mind. Wide-ranging and thought-provoking, this Handbook reveals a thoroughly modern Poe, whose timeless fables of peril and loss will continue to attract new generations of readers and scholars.

Author : Kevin J. Hayes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107009979
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Edgar Allan Poe in Context written by Kevin J. Hayes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spend the holidays with the Master of the Macabre

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1410344614
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Study Guide for Edgar Allan Poe 's "A Dream within a Dream" written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ruth Glancy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313007519
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Student Companion to Charles Dickens written by Ruth Glancy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1999-11-30 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Dickens was the most popular writer of his age and is still considered one of the world's greatest novelists. This well-written study surveys his unusual and prolific life, relating his fiction writings to his concerns and active involvement with social conditions of early Victorian England. Glancy skillfully takes the reader back in time to appreciate the historical settings that inspired works like Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and A Tale of Two Cities. An entire chapter is devoted to each of these works, as well as to David Copperfield, Hard Times, the Christmas books, and the early novels from The Pickwick Papers to Martin Chuzzlewit. In each chapter Glancy's analysis of plot, style, and character development bring these imaginative stories to life for the reader. This book examines Dickens's keen understanding of human nature and draws out the themes that make works such as A Christmas Carol as beloved today as when first written. This companion to Dickens will aid students in understanding the social context and literary genius of one of the greatest Victorian novelists. The thorough biographical chapter traces Dickens' life from his childhood through the development of his multi-faceted literary career. The literary heritage chapter examines the tremendous influence Dickens exerted on writing then and now. This volume surveys all of Dickens' work and provides in-depth readings of five of his novels and his Christmas works. The series format makes analysis of setting, plot, character development, and themes for each work accessible to students. The alternate critical perspectives enhance readers' understanding of Dickens' work. The selected bibliography and reviews cover both original and contemporary sources.

Author : Kevin J. Hayes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107310806
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Edgar Allan Poe in Context written by Kevin J. Hayes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edgar Allan Poe mastered a variety of literary forms over the course of his brief and turbulent career. As a storyteller, Poe defied convention by creating Gothic tales of mystery, horror and suspense that remain widely popular today. This collection demonstrates how Poe's experience of early nineteenth-century American life fueled his iconoclasm and shaped his literary legacy. Rather than provide critical explications of his writings, each essay explores one aspect of Poe's immediate environment, using pertinent writings - verse, fiction, reviews and essays - to suit. Examining his geographical, social and literary contexts, as well as those created by the publishing industry and advances in science and technology, the essays paint an unprecedented portrait of Poe's life and times. Written for a wide audience, the collection will offer scholars and students of American literature, historians and general readers new insight into Poe's rich and complex work.