Renowned as the creator of the detective story and a master of horror, the author of the red mask of death, the black cat, and the murders of the rue morgue, edgar allan poe seems to have derived his success from suffering and to have suffered from his success. Al aaraaf is thick with allusions and, because of this, is often avoided by scholars because, as writer arthur hobson quinn notes, it can be unintelligible. Letters and documents in the enoch pratt free library by edgar allan poe. Rosenheim is an associate professor of english at williams college. I bought this book a couple of years ago, but i havent read yet it. Read the fulltext online edition of edgar allan poe. Complete stories and poems of edgar allan poe by poe, edgar allan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Publication date 1969 topics poe, edgar allan, 18091849, fantasy literature, american, authors, american publisher new york, cooper square. Another reason is, well, im not the only person to read poe as a child and again as an adult and to be struck by the differences. When his weaknesses have been catalogued, however, there rises above them the real edgar poe, the industrious, honorable gentleman, the warm friend and courteous host that many others remembered. An historical and critical survey and history of the american drama. Appletoncentury company, incorporated new york, london wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Arthur hobson quinn based on research of family archives, presents a critical biography of. Edgar allan poe references works archive of our own. Based on exhaustive research in the poe family archive, quinn. Here is my hand picked list of edgar allan poe books. A critical biography by arthur hobson quinn at indigo. Edgar allan poe, a critical biography by quinn, arthur hobson, 18751960. The complete poems and stories of edgar allan poe, with selections from his critical writings. It is a soft cover with minor bumping otherwise clean and tidy. Arthur hobson quinn 18751960 is also the author of american fiction.
Secret writing from edgar allan poe to the internet. A critical biography, by arthur hobson quinn last update. Books by arthur hobson quinn author of edgar allan poe. Murders of the rue morgue, edgar allan poe seems to have derived his success from suffering and to have suffered from his success.
Edgar allan poe, will lie not in his exhaustive researches into the family of poe, not in his meticulous analysis. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. By then, griswolds depiction of poe was entrenched in the mind of the public, both in america and around the world, and this distorted image of the author has become part of the poe. Renowned as the creator of the detective story and a master of horror, the author of the red mask of death, the black cat, and the murders of the rue morgue. Springheeled jack is a reference to the subject of british folklore and penny dreadfuls, springheeled jack. Arthur hobson quinn is the author of edgar allan poe 4. The research that arthur hobson quinn did on this book is mind boggling. Edgar allan poe finally got the biographer he deserved in 1941 almost a century after his death when arthur hobson quinn of the university of pennsylvania published this masterpiece of literary biography. The inaccuracies and falsehoods werent cleared up until almost 100 years after poe s death, with arthur hobson quinn s 1941 biography. Edgar allan poe a critical biography by quinn arthur hobson. If you cant find what youre looking for, let me know and ill add it. He is widely regarded as a central figure of romanticism in the united states and of american literature as a whole, and he was one of the countrys. Secret writing from edgar allan poe to the internet, also available from johns hopkins. Edgar allan poe, a critical biography, by arthur hobson.
Nevertheless, quinn says it possesses qualities which are important to understand the development of poe s skills as a poet. Complete poems stories edgar allan poe, first edition abebooks. January 19, 1809 october 7, 1849 was an american writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Extraordinarily well researched and comprehensive, this s biography of edgar allan poe dismisses effectively many of the misconceptions q poe. I wish i could recapture all i have recklessly said in praise of other books and concentrate it here. This is the best researched and least biased poe biography to date kenneth silverman, edgar a. Now in paperbackthe classic, monumental biography of poe by arthur hobson quinn. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about edgar allan poe. The four millionthe four million, a collection of twentyfive short stories by o. A critical biography by arthur hobson quinn renowned as the creator of the detective story and a master of horror, the author of the red mask of death, the black cat, and the murders of the rue morgue, edgar allan poe seems to have derived his. Lists of biographical and critical books and articles concerning poe, assembled in the hope of publication, i have included in the card files of the bibliography of american literature, in preparation through. Please support this site by purchasing your poe books here. The raven and the telltale heart have been read as signs of his personal obsessions, and the fall of the house of usher.
Arthur hobson quinn has 22 books on goodreads with 982 ratings. Based on exhaustive research in the poe family archive, quinn extracts the life from the legend and describes how they both were distorted by early biographies. Edgar allan poe by arthur hobson quinn, 9780801857300, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Arthur hobson quinn with a new introduction by shawn rosenheim. A critical biography by quinn, arthur hobson and published by johns hopkins university press in 1998.
This 1685page twovolume work contains several inaccuracies but has many excellent illustrations. A critical biography di arthur hobson quinn edgar allan poe. In 1941, arthur hobson quinn presented evidence that griswold had forged and rewritten a number of poe s letters that were included in his memoir of the author. Indeed, in the individual chapters, the titles are given as. Manet illustrated one of poe s books before going on to become one of the leading french artists. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. This book is more readable than quinns but is very negatively biased against poe.
The fact that poe s presbyterian scottish ancestors dwelled for a time in the north of ireland has caused even so good a scholar as arthur hobson quinn to engage in surprising speculation about an irish strain in poe and about a celtic trait of perverseness which he had discovered in the poe family. Arthur hobson quinn s most popular book is the complete stories and poems. Ive included several of the best collections of poe s stories and poems, and several excellent poe research books. Complete poems stories edgar allan poe, first edition. Edgar allan poe johns hopkins university press books. All his conclusions of poe are based on contemporaneous writings of people who knew the author, and even then, careful examination of other writings by different people at the time is used to come to make logical delineations in cases where accounts differ. Questo volume rappresenta una dettagliata e accurata biografia di edgar allan poe, che ha inizio ben prima della sua nascita. Renowned as the creator of the detective story and a master of horr.
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