The Tell-Tale Art: Poe in Modern Popular Culture

by Christine A. Jackson

Greed and guilt, near-indecipherable codes, murder plots born of madness--these motifs drive the best modern mysteries, but they are rooted in the early nineteenth century and the carefully constructed fiction of Edgar Allan Poe. Poe's methods of storytelling and suspense remain relevant, reappearing in detective novels and on screens large and small. This work examines a wide selection of today's mystery and thriller novels, films, television...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078646318X
• ISBN13: 9780786463183
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher