Edgar Allan Poe (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): How to Know Him

by C. Alphonso Smith

Overview

This 1921 critical study seeks to rescue Poe from his reputation as a creepy eccentric, “to suggest his humanity and his sanity.” Including a brief biography, the author considers Poe the man alongside his world reputation, as well as Poe the critic, poet, and writer of short stories and hybrid fiction-essays like “Shadow—A Parable.”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411454781
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	05/17/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	374
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Charles Alphonso Smith (1864-1924), a native of O. Henry’s hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina, published the first full-length biography of O. Henry. Included among his works is What Can Literature Do for Me? He was named Poe Professor of English at the University of Virginia and head of the English Department at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis.