Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

Paperback, 642 pages

English language

Published Nov. 19, 2004 by Barnes & Noble Classics.

ISBN:
978-1-59308-064-8
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OCLC Number:
57512366

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Creator of the modern detective story, innovative architect of the horror genre, and a poet of extraordinary musicality, Edgar Allan Poe remains one of America's most popular and influential writers. His tales and poems brim with psychological depth, almost painful intensity, and unexpected—and surprisingly modern—flashes of dark humor and irony.

This anthology offers an exceptionally generous selection of Poe's short stories. It includes his famed masterpieces, such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter," featuring Poe's great detective, Dupin; his insightful studies of madness "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"; "The Gold-Bug," his delightful exercise in "code-breaking"; and important but lesser-known tales, such as "Bon-Bon," "The Assignation," and "King Pest." Also included are some of Poe's most beloved poems, haunting lyrics of love and loss, such as "Annabel Lee," nightmare phantasmagories such as "The Raven," and his grand experiment in translating sound into words, "The …

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Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Literature: Classics
  • American - General
  • LITERATURE - LIT CLASSICS TRD PB
  • Poetry / Single Author / American
  • Classics