Student companion to Edgar Allan Poe / / Tony Magistrale

• Autore: Magistrale Tony
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2001; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (157 p.)
• Disciplina: 818/.309
• Soggetto topico: Fantasy literature, American - Examinations; Fantasy literature, American - History and criticism
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-133) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Notes Toward a Biography -- 2 The Contribution and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe -- DEFINING THE GOTHIC REVOLUTION -- INSPECTING POE: THE DETECTIVE TRADITION -- THE COMIC AND SEAFARING POE -- POE'S LITERARY LEGACY -- POE'S AMERICAN FACE -- INTERNATIONAL POE: THE MULTIMEDIA LEGACY -- THE PEOPLE'S POE -- 3 The Art of Poetry -- "SONNET-TO SCIENCE" (1829) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- SYMBOLS AND THEMES -- "THE CITY IN THE SEA" (1845) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- SYMBOLS AND THEMES -- "THE RAVEN" (1845) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- SYMBOLS -- THEMES -- "ULALUME: A BALLAD" (1847) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- SYMBOLS -- THEMES -- "THE BELLS" (1849) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- SYMBOLS -- THEMES -- "ANNABEL LEE" (1849) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- SYMBOLS -- THEMES -- ALTERNATE READING: GENRE CRITICISM -- 4 Vampiric Love Stories -- "MORELLA" (1835) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- "BERENICE" (1835) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- "LIGEIA" (1838) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- "THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER" (1839) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- "THE OVAL PORTRAIT" (1842) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- ALTERNATE READING: FEMINISM -- 5 Tales of Psychological Terror, Homicide, and Revenge -- THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1842) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- THE TELL-TALE HEART (1843) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- THE BLACK CAT (1843) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE (1845) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO (1846) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- "HOP-FROG" (1849) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- ALTERNATIVE READING: MARXIST INTERPRETATION -- 6 The Origins of the Detective Tale -- THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1841). ; SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- THE MYSTERY OF MARIE ROGET (1841) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1843) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- THE PURLOINED LETTER (1844) -- SETTING AND PLOT -- CHARACTERS -- THEMES -- ALTERNATE READING: PSYCHOANALYTICAL CRITICISM -- Selected Bibliography -- BOOKS BY EDGAR ALLAN POE -- EDITIONS AND COLLECTIONS OF WORKS BY EDGAR ALLAN POE -- LITERARY ANTHOLOGIES CONTAINING REPRESENTATIVE SELECTIONS OF WORK BY EDGAR ALLAN POE -- SELECTED BIOGRAPHIES AND BIOCRITICAL STUDIES ON EDGAR ALLAN POE -- SELECTED POE BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND OTHER REFERENCE SOURCES -- SELECTED CRITICISM I -- CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS OF POE'S LIFE AND WORK -- BOOKS ABOUT EDGAR ALLAN POE -- ARTICLES AND PARTS OF BOOKS ABOUT EDGAR ALLAN POE -- Index -- About the Author.
• Sommario/riassunto: The contributions of Edgar Allan Poe have withstood the test of time; his best poems and fiction are more popular and carry greater significance now than they did during his own era. This highly readable introduction to the life, times, and major works of Poe offers fresh interpretations of timeless masterpieces like The Raven and The Purloined Letter. Carefully considering important thematic elements as well as genre, this book organizes the works of Poe into four significant groupings: the poetry, Vampiric love stories, tales of psychological terror, and the detective stories. Close readings are given for a selection of the most important works that represent Poe's canon of writings, including the chilling Tell Tale Heart and The Black Cat. This introductory study to Edgar Allan Poe begins with a concise biographical chapter that explores Poe's troubled experiences. The Literary Heritage chapter chronicles Poe's influence on other writers, artists, and filmmakers who followed. This work examines the major poems from Poe's canon, with special attention to those works that are most often taught and anthologized. Poe's most famous tales of terror and revenge are juxtaposed because they all revolve around murders and the elements of terror associated with the act of killing. Likewise, his love stories are brought together in a chapter that deals with vampirisim and gender. The final chapter, The Origins of the Detective Tale, examines Poe's tales of ratiocination, and traces the evolution of many popular culture super sleuths to Poe's Dupin. A selective bibliography of biographical and critical works on Poe, including contemporary reviews, completes this thorough volume. Students, general readers, and fans of all things Gothic will enjoy the fascinating insights this volume offers.
• Titolo autorizzato: Student companion to Edgar Allan Poe
• ISBN: 9798216020264; 9780313007132; 0313007136
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910961195703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Student companions to classic writers.