Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales (Library of America) by Edgar Allan Poe (PDF)

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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.

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Editorial Reviews: 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 edition ever made” (New Republic). About the Author Read throughout the world, translated by Baudelaire, and admired by writers as different as Dostoevsky and H. G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) has become a legendary figure, representing the artist as obsessed outcast and romantic failure. His nightmarish visions, shaped by cool artistic calculation, reveal some of the dark possibilities of human experience. But his enormous popularity and his continuing influence on literature depend less on legend or vision than on his stylistic accomplishments as a writer.Patrick Quinn (1918-1999), the editor of this volume, was Professor of English at Wellesley College and the author of The French Face of Edgar Allan Poe, among other works. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐This used book is in very good condition and arrived quickly. There is a great deal of Poe out there. Far more than I realized.

⭐I now have several of these Library of America volumes and I love them. This one is no different. They are beautifully bound in various colors of fabric (uniform colored dust covers) with matching ribbon book mark. The binding is solid and durable. The pages are of a fine quality, print is a nice font. The collections within each volume are logical, complimentary, and often comprehensive of a particular author’s type of work (e.g. collected poems, essays). These original works were written in english, so translation is not an issue. Editting has been accurate. As these are the works of the original authors, the true value of these volumes are in the works collected and the presentation. For any price, you could not be more pleased. However, because they are so well made, you can find excellent condition used versions for unbelievable prices. If you purchase books to own for your personal library, these will be a treasure on so many levels.

⭐Wall-up your inferior Edgar Allan Poe collections, brick by brick, and laugh, laugh maniacally! These Library Of America editions are the only volumes that matter.This book has every short-story, novel (he only completed one: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket), play and poem that is in known existence. From “William Wilson” to the oft-debated “unfinished” final story “The Light-House”, it is all here. Well not ALL of it. For his essays and reviews get the second LOA volume.

⭐After buying several books, and most of them containing the same stories and other works from E.A.P., this one has ALL his works. It has 1600, thin Bible-like pages, which takes a long time to read a story. Not that that’s a bad thing. It contains all his classic ones, and a lot of other stories and poems that I’ve never heard of. A must have for all Edgat Allan Poe fans.

⭐If you’re looking for a complete Poe this is really the only one to get. It’s so wonderful to have a copy of this edition in a affordable and portable format. If you ever admired the print edition grab the kindle copy.

⭐It goes deeper.

⭐It is a absolutely gorgeous book, the paper is soft, the design of the cover and texture are amazing and look great on the bookshelf. It contains ALL the poems and stories ever written by Poe and published, and even some other stories never published before! Recommended for true Poe fans.

⭐The book arrived in ok condition but did not have a dust cover as depicted in the product photograph and did not state it didn’t come with one. May be a minor point but does not fit with my other Library of America volumes. All new volumes of this series come with dust jacket.

⭐The odds are that if you’re reading this review, you know what to expect from an Edgar Allan Poe collection such as this. Allow me to confirm, this is certainly a cheap, cheerful and worthy compilation of some of his best work (in my opinion, mostly).Dive in and enjoy

⭐Acheté après avoir comparé les différentes éditions disponibles d’après les commentaires anglophones sur Amazon.Superbe édition reliée, sous boîte, belle couv. textile cramoisi (la jaquette est absente de mon exemplaire). Papier “permanent” agréable, belle impression en caractères de taille courante parfaitement lisibles. Bien que complète le volume reste parfaitement maniable pour lire confortablement dans un fauteuil ou au lit!Le texte est établi avec sérieux, les notes en fin de volume (sans numéros pour bien profiter du texte “brut”) contiennent les traductions du latin et les références culturelles… Index des titres, index des 1es lignes des poèmes…En résumé, superbe édition, impeccable et réputée complète, grand confort de lecture, à un prix très accessible pour ce gros corpus incontournable dans la littérature mondiale. À recommander sans hésiter devant toutes les autres (typographie plus petite, papier médiocre, pas de notes, d’index ou de sommaire complet…). Un livre à garder toute la vie et qui fera belle figure dans la bibliothèque, et à relire en toute occasion!Pour les inconditionnels, un 2e volume contient les essais et articles.MaravilhosoThe greatest sublime genius mother earth ever spit out.

⭐Un paperback de excelente calidad, relatos completos en un tamaño portatil.Un clásico de la literatura para cualquier público (eso si, está en inglés).

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