Essays And Reviews: Theory Of Poetry; Reviews Of British And Continental Authors; Reviews Of American Authors And American Literature; Magazines And Criticism; The Literary And Social Scene; Articles And Marginalia
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Few writers have shaped the landscape of American literature as profoundly as Edgar Allan Poe, and Essays and Reviews reveals the brilliant, incisive critical mind behind the macabre tales and haunting verse. This landmark Library of America volume gathers the full breadth of Poe's non-fiction prose, encompassing his Theory of Poetry, sharp assessments of British and Continental authors, penetrating critiques of American writers and their literary culture, and a rich collection of marginalia and social commentary that together constitute one of the 19th century's most formidable bodies of criticism. Poe writes with a surgeon's precision and a poet's passion, arguing forcefully for aesthetic standards at a time when American letters were still finding their footing on the world stage. He champions beauty as the supreme aim of poetry, dismantles literary pretension with devastating wit, and champions a rigorous, principle-driven criticism that remains startlingly modern. This essential collection illustrates not only the range of Poe's intellect but also the paradoxes of a genius who was simultaneously America's greatest fabulist and its most demanding literary judge — leaving the reader to wonder what further pronouncements this restless mind might have delivered had fate allowed.
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Format: Hardback
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few writers have shaped the landscape of American literature as profoundly as Edgar Allan Poe, and Essays and Reviews reveals the brilliant, incisive critical mind behind the macabre tales and haunting verse. This landmark Library of America volume gathers the full breadth of Poe's non-fiction prose, encompassing his Theory of Poetry, sharp assessments of British and Continental authors, penetrating critiques of American writers and their literary culture, and a rich collection of marginalia and social commentary that together constitute one of the 19th century's most formidable bodies of criticism. Poe writes with a surgeon's precision and a poet's passion, arguing forcefully for aesthetic standards at a time when American letters were still finding their footing on the world stage. He champions beauty as the supreme aim of poetry, dismantles literary pretension with devastating wit, and champions a rigorous, principle-driven criticism that remains startlingly modern. This essential collection illustrates not only the range of Poe's intellect but also the paradoxes of a genius who was simultaneously America's greatest fabulist and its most demanding literary judge — leaving the reader to wonder what further pronouncements this restless mind might have delivered had fate allowed.