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Selected Tales

by Edgar Allan Poe, David Van Leer
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Selected Tales
Selected Tales

Gothic exploration of human psyche's dark corners.

If you're drawn to the chilling whispers of Gothic literature, Poe's "Selected Tales" can transport you into a realm where the line between the living and the ethereal is hauntingly blurred. Poe’s narrative artistry will entice you with twisted realities and intellectual depth that goes far beyond simple horror or detective tales. Perfect for a reader seeking to delve into the perplexities of existence through the lens of dark and thrilling prose.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Selected Tales

by Edgar Allan Poe, David Van Leer
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ISBN: 9780199535774
Authors: Edgar Allan Poe, David Van Leer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date of Publication: 2008-04-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Horror, Fantasy
Related Topics: Classics, Mystery, Gothic, Classics, Mystery, Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 3.82
(rated by 634 readers)

Description

Since their first publication in the 1830s and 1840s, Edgar Allan Poe's extraordinary Gothic tales have established themselves as classics of horror fiction and have also created many of the conventions which still dominate the genre of detective fiction. Yet, as well as being highly enjoyable, Poe's tales are works of very real intellectual exploration. Abandoning the criteria of characterization and plotting in favour of blurred boundaries between self and other, will and morality, identity and memory, Poe uses the Gothic to question the integrity of human existence. Indeed, Poe is less interested in solving puzzles or in moral retribution than in exposing the misconceptions that make things seem 'mysterious' in the first place. Attentive to the historical and political dimensions of these very American tales, this new critical edition selects twenty-four tales and places the most popular - 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Masque of the Red Death', 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', and 'The Purloined Letter' - alongside less well-known travel narratives, metaphysical essays and political satires.
 

Gothic exploration of human psyche's dark corners.

If you're drawn to the chilling whispers of Gothic literature, Poe's "Selected Tales" can transport you into a realm where the line between the living and the ethereal is hauntingly blurred. Poe’s narrative artistry will entice you with twisted realities and intellectual depth that goes far beyond simple horror or detective tales. Perfect for a reader seeking to delve into the perplexities of existence through the lens of dark and thrilling prose.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.