Publisher:
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore, the
Published:
1990
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18034602425
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Seller's Description:
Good. 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 290. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Green boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 290 historical and informative pages! "The essays assembled here have considerations of Poe in his milieu as their unifying theme, although the phrase 'Poe and his times' may be deceptive if it suggests any severe chronological limitations. Poe, we know, might have lived well through, and beyond, the nineteenth century, and so some of the essays encompass literary movements or themes that are not bounded by the midpoint of the nineteenth century, the time of his death at an early age. In terms of the span of his own literary career, Poe stands as a transition figure who imparted renewed life to many cultural phenomena that had preceded him....."----from the Introduction.
