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Autore |
Hayes Kevin J |
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Titolo |
Edgar Allan Poe [[electronic resource] /] / Kevin J. Hayes |
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ISBN |
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1-282-79597-X |
9786612795978 |
1-86189-706-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (189 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Authors, American - 19th century |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Edgar Allan Poe Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1 The Contest; 2 The Birth of a Poet; 3 The Gothic Woman; 4 Making a Name; 5 From Peeping Tom to Detective; 6 The Tourist's Gaze; 7 The Narrow House; 8 The Most Noble of Professions; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The life of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) is the quintessential writer's biography-great works arising from a life of despair, poverty, alcoholism, and a mysterious solitary death. It may seem like a cliché now, but it was Poe who helped shape this idea in th |
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