Description
An illustrated wit-and-wisdom-style packaging of quotes and excerpts from the fiction and nonfiction of Edgar Allan Poe, organized by theme and presented in a lighter-than-Poe context.
This book will collect several hundred quotes and aphorisms from Poe's poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Quotes will be organized in thematic chapter groupings, and each chapter will be prefaced with several introductory paragraphs that discuss Poe's preoccupation with their subject matter in a lighter vein. Chapter subjects will include such themes as "Madness," "Dreams," "Revenge," "Mortality," and "Premature Burial." Spot illustrations will be distributed through the text.
About the Author
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is universally recognized as one of the most influential writers of macabre fiction and poetry. He is credited with popularizing the tale of psychological horror and "inventing" the detective story.
Book Information
ISBN 9781454945246
Author Edgar Allan Poe
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Union Square & Co.
Publisher Union Square & Co.
Series Literary Wit and Wisdom
This book will collect several hundred quotes and aphorisms from Poe's poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Quotes will be organized in thematic chapter groupings, and each chapter will be prefaced with several introductory paragraphs that discuss Poe's preoccupation with their subject matter in a lighter vein. Chapter subjects will include such themes as "Madness," "Dreams," "Revenge," "Mortality," and "Premature Burial." Spot illustrations will be distributed through the text.
About the Author
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is universally recognized as one of the most influential writers of macabre fiction and poetry. He is credited with popularizing the tale of psychological horror and "inventing" the detective story.
Book Information
ISBN 9781454945246
Author Edgar Allan Poe
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Union Square & Co.
Publisher Union Square & Co.
Series Literary Wit and Wisdom
