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Over a century and a half after his death Edgar Allan Poe remains one of the most widely read American authors. Characterized as a dark romantic, as the inventor of the detective story, as a mystery writer, as a captivating poet and essayist, Poe was fascinated by the human psyche and the suffering human soul. This class will acquaint you with a wide selection of works by and about Poe; it will explore the literary, cultural and scientific contexts of his oeuvre, and it will invite you to join in our close readings of some of Poe’s best-known tales and poems, including his novella The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym.
Course Readings:
- The Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe. Ed. G.R. Thompson. Norton Critical Editions, 2004. ISBN: 978-0393972856.
- A reader with additional texts will be available from the copy shop at Reckhammerweg 4 after the first class meeting.
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