Edgar Allan Poe

by Hayes, Kevin J.

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Title Statements

Full title :Edgar Allan Poe / Kevin J. Hayes.

Summary

"The life of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is the quintessential writer's biography - great works arising from a life of despair, poverty and alcoholism, and a mysterious solitary death. It may seem like a cliche now, but it was Poe who helped shape this idea in the popular imagination. Despite of - or inspired by - his many hardships, Poe wrote some of the most well-known poems and intricately crafted stories in American literature. In Edgar Allan Poe, Kevin J. Hayes argues that Poe's work anticipated many of the directions Western thought would take in the century to come, and he identifies links between Poe and writers and artists such as Walter Benjamin, Salvador Dali, Sergei Eistenstein and Jean Cocteau." "Written in an approachable, jargon-free style, Edgar Allan Poe will appeal to all readers interested in biography, literary history, American culture and modern thought."--Jacket.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2009.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Reaktion
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2009.

The Physical Object

Description:187 pages : : illustrations ; : 20 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781861895158, 1861895151
oclc:ocn318874057
LC Classification:PS2631
Dewey Decimal:818.309

The contest -- The birth of a poet -- The gothic woman -- Making a name -- From peeping Tom to detective -- The tourist's gaze -- The narrow house -- The most noble of professions.