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A collection of critical essays on Poe's tales of horror arranged in chronological order of publication.

"Poe exerted a profound influence on 20th-century culture, and continues to inspire composers, filmmakers, writers and artists. Popularly considered a "horror" writer, Poe was a philosophical aesthete, satirist, hoaxer, psychologist and prophet of the anxieties and preoccupations of the modern world. Explores major works in their own right and in terms of their impact on others"--