Spend the holidays with the Master of the Macabre

This collection of specially-commissioned essays by experts in the field explores key dimensions of Edgar Allan Poe's work and life. Contributions provide a ser

Esplin argues that Borges, through a sustained and complex literary relationship with Poe's works, served as the primary catalyst that changed Poe's image throu

This guide contains an introduction that considers the tensions between Poe's 'otherwordly' settings and his historically marked representations of violence, as

The life of Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) is the quintessential writer’s biography—great works arising from a life of despair, poverty, alcoholism, and a myst