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Portable Poe [Mass Market Paperback]

Doren Stern (Author)
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This text includes all of Poe's best-known tales and poems, with representative articles, criticism, letters and opinions.
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4.0 out of 5 stars All the Poe You'll Ever Need, Sep 19 2001
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doomsdayer520 (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Portable Poe (Mass Market Paperback)
Unless you're a collector or completist, this volume compiles all the Poe you could possibly ask for. All the classic stories are here, and you can clearly see how Poe broke new ground and influenced all creative fiction that came after him. While most people are wary of "classics" that everybody talks about, but nobody seems to really like, Poe's classics will give you a true appreciation for his genius. You will truly be enthralled by such well-known tales like "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (in which Poe invents the detective story), and especially the immortal "The Raven".

The editor has included many of the surviving letters that Poe wrote to the various women he unsuccessfully tried to court, and especially to his cruel stepfather, which provide great insight into Poe's inner demons. If you ever wonder why most of Poe's stories are based on death and/or madness, these letters will show you why. The only problem with this particular book is that it is a little too exhaustive, and includes many items that are more of historical interest than they are readable. This is true of most of the entries in the Articles, Criticism, and Opinions sections of the book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ahh Poe. . ., July 23 2000
This review is from: Portable Poe (Mass Market Paperback)
Of all the writers you were forced to read in High School, Poe may be the most contemporary. After all, where would today's Alternative Goth culture be without the influence of Poe.

In this volume, fans of the strange genius are given a rare treat. Editor Philip Van Doren Stern has collected not only the all-time greats (e.g. "The Tell-Tale Heart" "The Pit and the Pendulum" "The Raven" etc.), but also some eccentric choices like "The Man of the Crowd". In addition, the book gives several non-fiction articles and literary reviews written by Poe showing that he was not without a practical side.

But perhaps the most fascinating thing is a section of letters Poe wrote, to among other people, his stepfather, his wife, his mother-in-law, and various members of the literary community. These paint a colorful picture of his often desperate existence. After reading these letters, you may think Poe tragic, pathetic, pretentious or maybe even egotistical, but you wll never think of him in quite the same way you previously did.

Read this book for a fresh look at one of American literature's greatest geniuses.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good small, carry around version, May 19 2010
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JT (RIchmond, BC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Penguin Classics Portable Edgar Allen Poe (Paperback)
I have other Edgar Allen Poe books. I keep this one in my bedside drawer table if I can't sleep one night and need to read. Also, I like this size of book because you can carry it around anywhere. I have read only one story from it but it also contains his poems and alot of information about him that my other books about him don't have.
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