Examines the life and work of nineteenth-century American author Edgar Allan Poe, featuring a biographical profile, critical analysis of the themes, symbols, and ideas in his writing, a selection of critical essays, a chronology, and references.
General Note
"Comprehensive biography and critical analysis"--Cover.
Content Note
User's guide -- Work in the writer / Harold Bloom -- Introduction / Harold Bloom -- Biography of Edgar Allan Poe / Kay Cornelius -- Intelligence : genius or insanity? Tracing motifs in Poe's madness tales / Courtney J. Ruffner & Jeff Grieneisen -- Irresistible impulses : Edgar Allan Poe and the insanity defense / John Cleman -- Chronolgy -- Works by Edgar Allan Poe -- Works about Edgar Allan Poe -- Contributors.