Tales and Sketches, vol. 2: 1843-1849: 002 - Softcover

Poe, Edgar Allen; Mabbott, Thomas Ollive; Kewer, Eleanor D; Mabbott, Maureen C

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252069234 ISBN 13: 9780252069239

Verlag: University of Illinois Press, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Edgar Allan Poe Thomas Ollive Mabbott Eleanor D Ke

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Críticas:

"This annotated edition establishes itself as the definitive text and record ... the product of a lifetime of research by the distinguished Poe scholar, Thomas O. Mabbott... Specialists will relish the rich headnotes, the complete rescension (including variorum footnotes) of the text, and the illuminating notes; the general reader will welcome the critical introductions, the readable page and attractive format, and the incisive commentary." -- Choice

Reseña del editor:

"Esteemed as a literary critic and poet, Edgar Allan Poe was most highly acclaimed for his tales and sketches. He transformed the short story from anecdote to art, virtually created the detective story, and perfected the psychological thriller. This volume is the second of two, edited by the consummate Poe scholar Thomas Ollive Mabbott, collecting all the tales of this master of the uncanny, the unnerving, and the terrifying. Poe's stories reflect his professed method of "writing as if the author were firmly impressed with the truth, yet astonished at the immensity of the wonders he related." Marrying grotesque inventiveness with superb plot construction, Poe's strikingly original tales often use only one main character and one main incident. In many of them, horror and suspense, revenge and torture, are laced with hilarious satire. Each volume is enriched with Mabbott's detailed and authoritative notes on sources, the history and collation of all known texts authorized by Poe, and variants of Poe's "final" version. Volume 2 contains stories written between 1843 and Poe's death, including "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Purloined Letter," and "The Cask of Amontillado." Promising spine-tingling delights and sleepless nights, this annotated edition of Tales and Sketches is a treasure trove for scholars and general readers alike, confirming Poe's status as one of literary art's "most brilliant but erratic stars."

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• Verlag: University of Illinois Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0252069234
• ISBN 13: 9780252069239
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 760