Edgar Allen Poe: Critical Assessments

by Graham Clarke

In an extreme sense, Edgar Allan Poe's writing is the very embodiment of what we recognize as the quintessential modern condition: a world defined through its concern with doubt, fear, and anxiety--a world in which individuals are isolated and displaced. This four-volume assessment examines the Poe phenomenon and its significance for the twentieth-century reader. Volume One offers a range of material that contextualizes Poe's life and the myths surrounding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1873403003
• ISBN13: 9781873403006
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 1508 Pages
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher