Edgar Allan Poe A to Z
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| Author(s) | Dawn B. Sova |
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| Subtitle | The Essential Reference to His Life and Work |
| Publisher | Facts on File |
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| Few authors can claim Edgar Allan Poe’s influence on literary and popular culture. During his short and turbulent life, he became a pioneer of the detective and horror genres with his immortal tales and poems. Best known for the haunting melody of his poetry and prose, his classic tales include “The Raven,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Pit and the Pendulum.” Poe also wrote numerous critical articles and reviews, essays, and magazine articles on a wide variety of… | |
Few authors can claim Edgar Allan Poe’s influence on literary and popular culture. During his short and turbulent life, he became a pioneer of the detective and horror genres with his immortal tales and poems. Best known for the haunting melody of his poetry and prose, his classic tales include “The Raven,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Pit and the Pendulum.” Poe also wrote numerous critical articles and reviews, essays, and magazine articles on a wide variety of subjects. This comprehensive guide contains more than 2,000 entries covering all aspects of his life and work, including: relationships with friends, relatives, and associates; synopses of his tales, poems, and critical works; descriptions of his characters, from C. Auguste Dupin to Montresor; film and musical adaptations of his works; and places that influenced Poe, from Baltimore to New York City.
