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Literature Unit on Edgar Allan Poe

Literature Unit on Edgar Allan Poe

Carlson, Eric W., ed. Critical Essays on Edgar A. Poe. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1987. The full range of literary traditions comes to life in the Twayne Critical Essays Series. Volume editors have carefully selected critical essays that represent the full spectrum of controversies, trends and methodologies relating to each author's work. Essays include writings from the author's native country and abroad, with interpretations from the time they were writing, through the present day.

Cooke, John Esten. Poe as a literary critic. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1946. Poe as a literary critic, by John Esten Cooke, edited with an introduction and notes by N. Bryllion Fagin. A publication of the Edgar Allan Poe society of Baltimore

Dameron, J. Lasley. Edgar Allan Poe; a bibliography of criticism, 1827-1967. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1974. Edgar Allan Poe; a bibliography of criticism, 1827-1967 [by] J. Lasley Dameron and Irby B. Cauthen, Jr Publisher Charlottesville, Published for the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia by the University Press of Virginia

Damon, S. Foster. Thomas Holley Chivers, friend of Poe, with selections from his poems; a strange chapter in American literary history. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1930. Thomas Holley Chivers, friend of Poe, with selections from his poems; a strange chapter in American literary history, by S. Foster Damon Publisher New York, London, Harper & brothers, 1930

Deas, Michael. The portraits and daguerreotypes of Edgar Allan Poe. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1989. complete detail The portraits and daguerreotypes of Edgar Allan Poe / Michael J. Deas Publisher Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 1989.

Dorset, Gerald. An aristocrat of intellect., 1966. An aristocrat of intellect gives great detail on aristocratic history Publisher New York : Haskell House, The detail is exemplary and provides a lot of assistance to those researching on Poe

Fruit, John Phelps. The mind and art of Poe's poetry. New York: AMS Press, 1966.A unique blend of Poe's poetic works.provides good attention to detail all compiled. Edgar Allen Poe was one of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century. Perhaps he is best know for is ominous short stories. Two of these stories were "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Raven." In these short stories Poe uses imagery in many different forms to enhance the mood and setting of the story.

Hoffman, Daniel. Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1972. A complete detail on some classic work of Poe includes poetic works as well as stories. 

Jackson, David Kelly. Poe and the Southern literary messenger.  Dietz printing, 1934.  The imagery made you image everything going on even with limited description by Poe. One Example is "there came a tapping, as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door." One of Poe's greatest uses of imagery was to develop suspense. If you image what is going on it makes you care more about what is going to happen. Through out both stories Poe uses imagery to make you interested in ...