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About Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry And Tales
Product Description In this complete and uniquely authoritative Library of America collection, Edgar Allan Poe's well-known tales of "mystery and imagination" and his best-known verse are collected with early poems, rarely published stories and humorous sketches, and the ecstatic prose poem Eureka.Poe's poetry is famous both for the musicality of "To Helen" and "The City in the Sea" and for the hypnotic, incantatory rhythms of "The Raven" and "Ulalume." "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Cask of Amontillado" show his mastery of Gothic horror; "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a classic of terror and suspense. Poe invented the modern detective story in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and developed the form of science fiction that was to influence, among others, Jules Verne and Thomas Pynchon. Poe was also adept at the humorous sketch of playful jeu d'esprit, such as "X-ing a Paragraph" or "Never Bet the Devil Your Head." All his stories reveal his high regard for technical proficiency and for what he called "rationation."Poe's fugitive early poems, stories rarely collected (such as "Bon-Bon," "King Pest," "Mystification," and "The Duc De L'Omelette), his only attempt at drama, "Politian"—these and much more are included in this comprehensive collection, presented chronologically to show Poe's development toward Eureka: A Prose Poem, his culminating vision of an indeterminate universe, printed here for the first time as Poe revised it and intended it should stand.A special feature of this volume is the care taken to select an authoritative text of each work. The printing and publishing history of every item has been investigated in order to choose a version that incorporates all of Poe's own revisions without reproducing the errors or changes introduced by later editors. Here, then, is one of America's and the world's most disturbing, powerful, and inventive writers published in "the first truly dependable collection of Poe's poetry and tales."LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries. Review An Acrostic Al Aaraaf Alone Annabel Lee The Bells Bridal Ballad Catholic Hymn The City In The Sea The Coliseum The Conqueror Worm Deep In Earth A Dream A Dream Within A Dream A Dream Within A Dream, Or Imitation Dreamland Dreams Eldorado Elizabeth Enigma An Enigma Eulalie; A Song Evening Star Fairyland (1) Fairyland (2) For Annie The Happiest Day, The Happiest Hour The Haunted Palace Introduction Israfel The Lake (version 2) Lenore (3) Lines On Joe Locke Mysterious Star! (a New Introductioin To 'al Aaraaf') Oh, Tempora! Oh, Mores! The Raven Romance Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 6 Scene 7 Scene 9 Serenade The Sleeper Song Sonnet To Zante Sonnet: Silence Spirits Of The Dead Stanzas Tamerlane (4) To - (1) To - (4) To - (5) To F - (mrs. Frances Sargent Osgood) To F---s S. O---d To Helen (1) To Helen (2) To Isaac Lea To M.l.s. To Margaret To Miss Louise Olivia Hunter To My Mother To One In Paradise To Science; Sonnet To The River Ulalume - A Ballad (2) A Valentine To -- The Valley Of Unrest (2) Song Of The Broad-axe -- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®No one can ask for more. -- American Literature From the Publisher The Library of America is an award-winning, nonprofit program dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as "the most important book-publishing project in the nation's history" (Newsweek), this acclaimed series is restoring America's literary heritage in "the finest-looking, longest-lasting
