Romancing the Shadow
Subtitle: Poe and Race
Contributors: J. Gerald Kennedy (Editor); Liliane Weissberg (Editor)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: May 31, 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780195137101
First sentence: In recent years the political and racial meaning of Poe's work has been the focus of intense critical debate, and undoubtedly the positions generated from this debate will have enduring consequences not only for Poe scholars but also for all those investigating the importance of race in American culture.