Edgar Allan Poe :: rhetoric and style /

"Poe may have left a significant legacy in American literature, transforming the short story and developing the genres of psychological thriller and detective story, but his prose has often come under attack as unreadable and has led to a volatile debate over his style. Through an examination o...

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1. Verfasser: Zimmerman, Brett, 1958- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2005]
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Zusammenfassung:"Poe may have left a significant legacy in American literature, transforming the short story and developing the genres of psychological thriller and detective story, but his prose has often come under attack as unreadable and has led to a volatile debate over his style. Through an examination of several of Poe's most important tales and a catalogue of literary and rhetorical terms illustrated with examples, Brett Zimmerman evaluates the author's technical artistry and convincingly defends him a an apt stylist"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxii, 408 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773572911
0773572910
9786612863554
6612863552

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