Research Catalog

Title

Poe and the printed word / Kevin J. Hayes.

Author

Hayes, Kevin J.

Publication

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

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Description

xvii, 145 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

• "In Poe and the Printed Word, Kevin Hayes explores the relationship between various facets of print culture and Poe's writings. His study provides a fuller picture of Poe's life and works by examining how the publishing opportunities of his time influenced his development as a writer. Hayes demonstrates how Poe employed different methods of publication as a showcase for his verse, criticism, and fiction.
• Beginning with Poe's early exposure to the printed word, and ending with the ambitious magazine and book projects of his final years, this reappraisal of Poe's career provides an engaging account that is part biography, part literary history, and part history of the book."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Cambridge studies in American literature and culture

Uniform Title

Cambridge studies in American literature and culture.

Subject

• Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 > Authorship
• Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 > Books and reading
• Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 > Knowledge and learning
• Publishers and publishing > Baltimore > History > 19th century
• Book industries and trade
• Authors and publishers > United States > History > 19th century
• Literature publishing > United States > History > 19th century
• Fantasy literature, American > History and criticism
• Authors, American > 19th century > Biography

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. The student and the book -- 2. Poetry in manuscript and print -- 3. Baltimore book culture -- 4. Booksellers' banquet -- 5. The novel -- 6. Poe's library -- 7. Cheap books and expensive magazines -- 8. The road to Literary America.

ISBN

0521662761

LCCN

99016684

OCLC

• 505749852
• ocn505749852
• SCSB-3891676

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries