Edgar Allan Poe revisited
By: Scott Peeples.
Series: Twayne's United States authors series ;; TUSAS 705
Publisher: Twayne Publishers; Prentice Hall International
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Fantasy literature, American -- History and criticism.
Description: In this overview of Poe's career and major writings, Scott Peeples does not make a case for a single way of reading Poe but instead emphasizes the great variety of meanings one can derive from his work - and the great variety within the work itself.

At the same time, he articulates certain tendencies as keys to understanding Poe, among them the artist's quest for control - over his audience, his art, and his own career; the "double" as a model for human consciousness; and speculation on the nature and finality of death. Although these and other themes surface throughout Poe's career, Peeples stresses thematic and stylistic changes, making a general claim that Poe's writing went through recognizable phases.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-203) and index.