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Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe. Hardcover – November 18, 1966. This single volume brings together all of Poe's stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary history.
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Below is a list of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe. Click on a title to read the full text. Short Stories. The Angel of the Odd. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. The Assignation (The Visionary) The Balloon Hoax. Berenice. The Black Cat. Bon-Bon (The Bargain Lost) The Cask of Amontillado. The Colloquy of Monos and Una.
Edgar Allan Poe. 4.39. 250,354 ratings2,185 reviews. This single volume brings together all of Poe's stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary history.
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Poes stature as a major figure in world literature is primarily based on his ingenious and profound short stories, poems, and critical theories, which established a highly influential rationale for the short form in both poetry and fiction. Regarded in literary histories and handbooks as the architect of the modern short story, Poe was also the pri...
Poes father and mother were professional actors who at the time of his birth were members of a repertory company in Boston. Before Poe was three years old both of his parents died, and he was raised in the home of John Allan, a prosperous exporter from Richmond, Virginia, who never legally adopted his foster son. As a boy, Poe attended the best sc...
Over the next few years Poes first short stories appeared in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier and his MS. Found in a Bottle won a cash prize for best story in the Baltimore Saturday Visitor. Nevertheless, Poe was still not earning enough to live independently, nor did Allans death in 1834 provide him with a legacy. The following year, however, his...
Poes most conspicuous contribution to world literature derives from the analytical method he practiced both as a creative author and as a critic of the works of his contemporaries. His self-declared intention was to formulate strictly artistic ideals in a milieu that he thought overly concerned with the utilitarian value of literature, a tendency h...
Aside from a common theoretical basis, there is a psychological intensity that is characteristic of Poes writings, especially the tales of horror that comprise his best and best-known works. These storieswhich include The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Tell-Tale Heartare often told by a first-person narrator, and through this voice Poe...
While Poe is most often remembered for his short fiction, his first love as a writer was poetry, which he began writing during his adolescence. His early verse reflects the influence of such English romantics as Lord Byron, John Keats, and Percy Bysshe Shelley, yet foreshadows his later poetry which demonstrates a subjective outlook and surreal, my...
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