Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), son of itinerant actors, holds a secure place in the firmament of history as America's first master of suspense. 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 "otherworldly" 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. The volume also includes a bibliographic essay, a chronology of Poe's life, a bibliography, illustrations, and an index.
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J. Gerald Kennedy is Professor of English at Louisiana State University. He was a consultant and on-camera authority on Poe in the television special, "The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe," for Arts & Entertainment cable channel (Biography series).
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anastatic printing, amorous bondage, man that was used, horrid laws, illustrated chronology, major tales, literary commodity, publishing environment, commercial writer, premature burial Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Edgar Allan Poe, United States, John Allan, Bibliographical Essay, Brief Biography, Oxford University Press, Edgar Poe, Helen Whitman, Johns Hopkins University Press, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, Folio Club, Rue Morgue, Southern Literary Messenger, Graham's Magazine, Illustrated Chronology, New Haven, West Point, Gerald Kennedy, Social Limit, Joan Dayan, Stephen Rachman, Terence Whalen, The Gold-Bug, The Murders New!
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- The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Kevin J. Hayes in Back Matter
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- A Historical Guide to Edith Wharton (Historical Guides to American Authors) by Carol J. Singley in Front Matter
- American Literature and the Culture of Reprinting, 1834-1853 (Material Texts) by Meredith L. McGill in Back Matter
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