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The Cambridge Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe Benjamin F. Fisher (University of Mississippi)

The Cambridge Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe By Benjamin F. Fisher (University of Mississippi)

The Cambridge Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe by Benjamin F. Fisher (University of Mississippi)


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This book provides a balanced overview of Poe's career and writings, resisting the tendency of many scholars to sensationalise the more enigmatic aspects of his life. Benjamin F. Fisher outlines Poe's experiments with a wide range of literary forms and genres and offers analyses of the major works.

The Cambridge Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe Summary

The Cambridge Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe by Benjamin F. Fisher (University of Mississippi)

Much remains uncertain about the life of Edgar Allan Poe, the mysterious author of one of the best-known American poems, 'The Raven', the Gothic romance The Fall of the House of Usher, and the first detective fiction, The Murders in the Rue Morgue. This book provides a balanced overview of Poe's career and writings, resisting the tendency of many scholars to sensationalise the more enigmatic aspects of his life. Benjamin F. Fisher outlines Poe's experiments with a wide range of literary forms and genres, and shows how his fiction evolved from Gothic fantasy to plausible, sophisticated psychological fiction. Fisher makes fruitful connections within this diverse body of work, and offers analyses of the major works. The critical afterlife of Poe's work is charted, and the book includes a guide to further reading, making this a handy starting-point for students and readers new to Poe.

About Benjamin F. Fisher (University of Mississippi)

Benjamin F. Fisher is Professor of English at the University of Mississippi.

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Life; 2. Contexts; 3. Works; 4. Reception; Guide to further reading.

Additional information

NPB9780521859677
9780521859677
0521859670
The Cambridge Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe by Benjamin F. Fisher (University of Mississippi)
New
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
2008-09-11
148
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