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The Poe Encyclopedia
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Frederick S. Frank, Anthony Magistrale
Book Code: FDM/
ISBN: 0-313-27768-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-27768-9
480 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 3/30/1997
List Price: $138.95 (UK Sterling Price: £80.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • The authors' claims that their encyclopedia will 'appeal to many types of users' (casual readers, students, and scholars) and that is is 'the first reference book of its type' are fulfilled. The contents include a scholarly reference, a detailed chronology of Poe's life and writings, a bibliography of primary and secondary sources, and three indexes to titles, themes, and characters.... Highly recommended for reference collections in American literature.
    —Choice
  • Everything you ever wanted to know about Edgar Allan Poe and more is now to be found in The Poe Encyclopedia. Every reference and allusion imaginable to Poe's life and workds has been tirelessly tracked down and clearly compiled by these dedicated scholars....What The Poe Encyclopedia add up to is not only balanced and insightful but full of references and asides that only lifelong critics and bibliophiles of Poe could be expected to offer readers.
    —Allegheny Magazine (Fall/Winter 1997)
  • [T]he Poe Encyclopedia can be useful for the student...
    —Romanticism On the Net
Description: Best known for his mysterious and imaginative short fiction, such as "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Cask of Amontillado," as well as hauntingly sonorous poems such as "The Raven," Edgar Allan Poe has secured a lasting place in the American literary canon. He was one of the first American authors to be given serious attention in Europe, and his works popularized the Gothic, the short story, and detective fiction in America. Poe's works are frequently studied in schools and colleges, but he also retains his appeal as one of America's most demanding popular authors. His works reflect his vast and sometimes arcane erudition, his probing insights into the workings of the mind, his theories of literature and aesthetics, and his interest in science and the supernatural. Through more than 1900 alphabetically arranged entries, this reference book provides complete and current coverage of Poe's life and work. Some entries treat Poe's known reading and his responses to literary contemporaries and international literary figures. Others comment on the impact of various writers and literary traditions on Poe's imagination. Still others address Poe's views on subjects ranging from Shakespeare to mesmerism to phrenology. Each entry is supplemented by a bibliographical note which gives the basis for the entry and suggests sources for further investigation. Each entry for Poe's fiction and poetry contains a critical synopsis, and an extensive bibliography at the end of the volume lists the most important critical and biographical studies of Poe.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Chronology
  • Introduction
  • The Encyclopedia
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Critics, Editors, and Other Names
  • Index of Authors, Artists, and Titles
  • Index of Themes, Subjects, and Characters
LC Card Number: 96-22005
LCC Class: PS2630
Dewey Class: 818
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