New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Geographical Contexts. Great Britain / Chirstopher Gair The South / James M. Hutchisson The American West / Nathaniel Lewis The sea / David Dowling France / Andrea Goulet The Near East / Travis Montgomery The polar regions / Mark Canada. — Social Contexts. The urban environment / Bran Nicol Curiosity / Lindsey Hursh Alcohol, addiction, and rehabilitation / Paul Fisher Fashion, furnishings, and style / Patricia A. Cunningham The American stage / Philip Edward Phillips Lions and bluestockings / Anne Boyd Rioux Slavery and abolitionism / Paul Christian Jones The cult of mourning / Therese M. Rizzo. — The Contexts of Publishing. The literary profession / John Evelev Magazines / Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock Gift books / Kathryn K. Shinn Literary piracy / Michael J. Everton The art of reviewing / Jonathan Hartmann The politics of publishing / Amy Branam. — Literary Contexts. Ancient classics / Gregory Hays Rabelais and Lesage / Lois Davis Vines The gothic movement / Alan Brown Byron / Chris Beyers Folk narrative / Katherine Kim Transcendentalism / Heidi Silcox Charles Dickens / Tara Moore Nathaniel Hawthorne and the art of the tale / Meghan A. Freeman. — Scientific and Pseudoscientific Contexts. Phrenology / Brett Zimmerman Photography / Satwik Dasgupta Mesmerism / Bruce Mills Architecture / Alvin Holm The heritage of fiction science / Peter Swirski Cosmology and cosmogony / Jonathan Taylor Forensic science / Benjamin F. Fisher Technology / John Tresch.
• Edgar Allan Poe mastered a variety of literary forms over the course of his brief and turbulent career. As a storyteller, Poe defied convention by creating Gothic tales of mystery, horror, and suspense that remain widely popular today. This collection demonstrates how Poe’s experience of early nineteenth-century American life fueled his iconoclasm and shaped his literary legacy. Rather than provide critical explications of his writings, each essay explores one aspect of Poe’s immediate environment, using pertinent writings including verse, fiction, reviews, and essays to suit. Examining his geographical, social, and literary contexts, as well as those created by the publishing industry and advances in science and technology, the essays paint an unprecedented portrait of Poe’s life and times. This collection offers new insight into Poe’s rich and complex work.

Subjects:

• Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 — Criticism and interpretation.
• Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. fast (OCoLC)fst00032674
• Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast (OCoLC)fst01411635

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