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Tales and Sketches, vol. 2: 1843-1849
Edgar Allen Poe
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Description for Tales and Sketches, vol. 2: 1843-1849
Paperback. Collects all the tales of master of the uncanny, the unnerving, and the terrifying. This title contains stories written between 1843 and Poe's death, including "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Purloined Letter," and "The Cask of Amontillado." Num Pages: 760 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1080.
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." ... Read more
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." ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
760
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252069239
SKU
V9780252069239
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Reviews for Tales and Sketches, vol. 2: 1843-1849
"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, ... Read more