Description |
191 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Series |
The Greenhaven Press literary companion to American authors |
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Greenhaven Press literary companion to American authors.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-186) and index. |
Contents |
Edgar Allan Poe : a biography -- Edgar Allan Poe : an evaluation. An American genius / by Charles Baudelaire -- Poe is a terrible poet / by Aldous Huxley -- Poe invented the modern detective story / by Celestin Pierre Cambiaire -- Poe heavily influenced other writers / by Jeffrey Meyers -- Poe's theatricality is essential to his work / by W.H. Auden -- Poe's genius was in creating a self and a style / by N. Bryllion Fagin -- Poe as literary critic / by Edd Winfield Parks -- Poe's themes. Symbolism in Poe's tales / by Georges Zayed -- Death in Poe's writings / by J. Gerald Kennedy -- Fear as a theme in Poe's work / by Michael L. Burduck -- Poe's use of allegory / by Richard Wilbur -- Humor in Poe's tales / by James H. Justis -- Poe's use of horror / by Edward H. Davidson -- A critical selection. Poe explains "The raven" / by Edgar Allan Poe -- "The pit and the pendulum" : a Freudian interpretation / by Marie Bonaparte -- "Ligeia" : analyzing Poe's love stories / by D.H. Lawrence -- The psychology of "The tell-tale heart" / by E. Arthur Robinson -- "The fall of the house of Usher" : an allegory of the artist / by Daniel Hoffman. |
Summary |
Contains a brief biography of author Edgar Allen Poe, and includes a collection of essays that provide literary analysis and criticism of his writings. |
Subject |
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Fantasy literature, American -- History and criticism.
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Hospitals, Psychiatric.
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Violence -- prevention & control.
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Crisis Intervention -- methods.
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Health Personnel -- psychology.
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Patients -- psychology.
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Québec.
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 (OCoLC)fst00032674
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Fantasy literature, American. (OCoLC)fst00920862
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. (DE-588)11859527X
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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Added Author |
Szumski, Bonnie, 1958-
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Prime, Carol.
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Added Title |
Edgar Allan Poe |
ISBN |
1565106334 (lib. ; alk. paper) |
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9781565106338 (lib. ; alk. paper) |
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1565106326 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9781565106321 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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2980264164 |
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9782980264160 |
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1565109996 |
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9781565109995 |
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