| Description |
xviii, 411 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part1. Geographical contexts. Great Britain / Chirstopher Gair ; The South / James M. Hutchisson ; The American West / Nathaniel Lewis ; The sea / David Dowling ; France / Andrea Goulet ; The Near East / Travis Montgomery ; The polar regions / Mark Canada -- Part 2. Social contexts. The urban environment / Bran Nicol ; Curiosity / Lindsey Hursh ; Alcohol, addiction, and rehabilitation / Paul Fisher ; Fashion, furnishings, and style / Patricia A. Cunningham ; The American stage / Philip Edward Phillips ; Lions and bluestockings / Anne Boyd Rioux ; Slavery and abolitionism / Paul Christian Jones ; The cult of mourning / Therese M. Rizzo -- Part 3. The contexts of publishing. The literary profession / John Evelev ; Magazines / Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock ; Gift books / Kathryn K. Shinn ; Literary piracy / Michael J. Everton ; The art of reviewing / Jonathan Hartmann ; The politics of publishing / Amy Branam -- Part 4. Literary contexts. Ancient classics / Gregory Hays ; Rabelais and Lesage / Lois Davis Vines ; The gothic movement / Alan Brown ; Byron / Chris Beyers ; Folk narrative / Katherine Kim ; Transcendentalism / Heidi Silcox ; Charles Dickens / Tara Moore ; Nathaniel Hawthorne and the art of the tale / Meghan A. Freeman -- Part 5. Scientific and pseudoscientific contexts. Phrenology / Brett Zimmerman ; Photography / Satwik Dasgupta ; Mesmerism / Bruce Mills ; Architecture / Alvin Holm ; The heritage of fiction science / Peter Swirski ; Cosmology and cosmogony / Jonathan Taylor ; Forensic science / Benjamin F. Fisher ; Technology / John Tresch. |
| Subject |
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| Added Author |
Hayes, Kevin J.
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| ISBN |
9781107009974 hardback alkaline paper |
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1107009979 hardback alkaline paper |
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