Poe and the Subversion of American Literature: Satire, Fantasy, Critique

by Robert T. Tally Jr.

Book Overview

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In Poe and the Subversion of American Literature, Robert T. Tally Jr. argues that Edgar Allan Poe is best understood, not merely as a talented artist or canny magazinist, but primarily as a practical joker who employs satire and fantasy to poke fun at an emergent nationalist discourse circulating in the United States. Poe's satirical and fantastic mode, on display even in his apparently...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501309293
• ISBN13: 9781501309298
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"