| The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe Contributor(s): Hayes, Kevin J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521793262 ISBN-13: 9780521793261 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: Examines Poe's major writings in a variety of literary, cultural and political contexts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001043972 |
| Lexile Measure: 1570 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.31 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Companion consists of 14 essays by leading international scholars. They provide a series of new perspectives on one of the most enigmatic and controversial American writers. Specially tailored to the needs of undergraduates, the essays examine all of Poe's major writings, his poetry, short stores and criticism, and place his work in a variety of literary, cultural and political contexts. This volume will be of interest to scholars as well as students. It features a detailed chronology and a comprehensive guide to further reading. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hayes, Kevin J.: - Kevin J. Hayes is Professor of English, University of Central Oklahoma. He is the author of Poe and the Printed Word (Cambridge, 2000); Melville's Folk Roots (1999); The Library of William Byrd of Westover (1997), for which he won the first annual Virginia Library History Award; Folklore and Book Culture (1997); and A Colonial Woman's Bookshelf (1996). In addition, he has edited Henry James: The Contemporary Reviews (Cambridge, 1996). His essays and reviews have appeared in American Literature, Edgar Allan Poe Review, Literature/Film Quarterly, New England Quarterly, Studies in the Novel, and Visible Language. In 1998, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Association for Documentary Editing. |