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Edgar Allan Poe : the strange man standing deep in the shadows
Title:
Edgar Allan Poe : the strange man standing deep in the shadows
Author:
Montague, Charlotte, author.
Publication Information:
New York : Chartwell Books, 2015.
Physical Description:
192 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm
Summary:
"More than 160 years after his death, Charlotte Montague has written a fascinating account of Poe's life and times, in which she uncovers a strange man, standing deep in the shadows, whose unique imagination and macabre writing have changed popular culture--forevermore."--Back cover.
Language:
English
Contents:
Alone in his own imagination. The shape of things to come ; Going from bad to worse ; Into the strange and mystic -- The grotesque and arabesque. A sudden turn to evil ; Murder, mystery and madness ; The sound of human terror -- Haunted by the nevermore. The solemn slumbers of the dead ; Unfolding the wonderfurl ; Adrift on a sea of scandal -- The fever called living. The mysteries of the universe ; A dangerous power over women ; The shadow of death -- Down among the dead men. Living an extraordinary afterlife ; America's evil grandfather ; Poe's legacy to the people.
ISBN:
9780785833345
Format :
Book