Edgar Allan Poe [[electronic resource] /] / Kevin J. Hayes

• Autore: Hayes Kevin J
• Pubblicazione: London, : Reaktion, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 p.)
• Disciplina: 811; 811.3; 811/.3; 818.309
• Soggetto topico: Authors, American - 19th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Edgar Allan Poe
• ISBN: 1-282-79597-X; 9786612795978; 1-86189-706-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818379803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Critical lives.