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Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry, Tales, and Selected Essays: A Library of America College Edition (Library of America College Editions) Paperback – October 1, 1996

by Edgar Allan Poe (Author), Patrick F. Quinn (Editor), G. R. Thompson (Editor)
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Gathers Poe's poems, tales, and sketches, along with his longer works of fiction and essays on poetry and literature, and offers a chronology of his life and information on his work.
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    Library of America Edgar Allan Poe Edition
  2. Print length
    1520 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Library of America
  5. Publication date
    October 1, 1996
  6. Dimensions
    5.1 x 2 x 7.7 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1883011388
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1883011383
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Read throughout the world, translated by Baudelaire, and admired by writers as different as Dostoevsky and H. G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe 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, volume editor, is Professor of English at Wellesley College. He is the author of The French Face of Edgar Allan Poe.

G. R. Thompson, volume editor, is professor of English at Purdue University. He was editor of Poe Studies from 1968 to 1980 and is the author of Poe’s Fiction: Romantic Irony in the Gothic Tales.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Library of America; Library of America edition (October 1, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1520 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1883011388
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1883011383
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.1 x 2 x 7.7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 133

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Edgar Allan Poe

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Author, poet, and literary critic, Edgar Allan Poe is credited with pioneering the short story genre, inventing detective fiction, and contributing to the development of science fiction. However, Poe is best known for his works of the macabre, including such infamous titles as The Raven, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Lenore, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Part of the American Romantic Movement, Poe was one of the first writers to make his living exclusively through his writing, working for literary journals and becoming known as a literary critic. His works have been widely adapted in film. Edgar Allan Poe died of a mysterious illness in 1849 at the age of 40.

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MATT
5.0 out of 5 stars Finest Quality
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2014
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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.
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Joseph L. Breckenridge
5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive collection of Poe's writings
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2022
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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.
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Zonked Hombre
5.0 out of 5 stars "THE" Collection to own.
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2015
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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.
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Juan Botello
5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate EAP Collection. Must have!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2012
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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.
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Bret Gee
5.0 out of 5 stars It's so wonderful to have a copy of this edition in a ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2016
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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.
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Rodrigo Khatib
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Poe book.
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2013
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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.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Bought Used/Good
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024
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Overall good. Used-Good was the purchase & we got used I would say more Fair or Okay than Good since worn with a lot of writing inside. Beyond that at least seems to be good notes in text and the packaging it came in was nice & secure on top of being timely. So overall happy with transaction.
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Mommommommom
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Gift
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2013
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This was a gift for my boyfriend who talks often of his distant relative Edgar Allen Poe but wants to be more familiar with his writing. I thought this was a good place to start! This book is beautiful too, so it made a perfect Christmas gift!
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Ben Kelly
5.0 out of 5 stars A stellar choice
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 11, 2021
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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 😈
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Fabio
5.0 out of 5 stars Espetacular
Reviewed in Brazil on April 7, 2020
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saaaabe
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buena calidad
Reviewed in Mexico on February 13, 2018
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on September 30, 2017
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The greatest sublime genius mother earth ever spit out.
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EMV
5.0 out of 5 stars Très belle édition, à préférer
Reviewed in France on November 27, 2011
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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.
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