Edgar Allan Poe (1809--1849) has long occupied the position of
literary outsider. Dismissed as unrepresentative of the main
currents of antebellum culture, Poe commented incisively -- in
fiction and nonfiction -- on nationalism, science, materialism,
popular taste, and cultural ideology. Opposing the pressure to
write nationalistic "American" tales or from a restricted New
England perspective, he produced a body of work held in greater
international esteem than that of any of his U.S.
contemporaries.
In Poe and the Remapping of Antebellum Print Culture, scholars
explore Poe's anti-nationalistic Americanism as they redefine the
outlines of antebellum print culture and challenge ideas that
situate Poe at the margins of national thought and cultural
activity.
The contributors offer fresh perspectives on an often-maligned
author, including essays on Poe's preoccupation with celebrity, his
fascination with metropolitan crime and mystery, his impact as an
observer of racial fear, his role as an eccentric cultural icon,
and his fluctuating reputation in our own era. They also argue for
new digital approaches that facilitate remapping of print
culture.
Contributors: Anna Brickhouse, Betsy Erkkila, Jennifer Rae
Greeson, Leon Jackson, J. Gerald Kennedy, Maurice S. Lee, Jerome
McGann, Scott Peeples, Leland S. Person, and Eliza Richards
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