Complete Poems
Edgar Allen Poe author Thomas Ollive Mabbott author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Published:18th Jun '08
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- Hardback£108.00(9780252028823)

The complete works of previously unpublished and published poetry of a pioneer of modern black writing
Although best known for his tales, Edgar Allan Poe himself thirsted for fame primarily as a poet. This volume, assembled by the eminent Poe scholar Thomas Ollive Mabbott, is the single most authoritative edition of Poe's poems ever published: 101 poems and their variants, including such gems as "The Raven," "The Bells," and "Annabel Lee," as well as previously uncollected poems, fragments, verses he published in reviews he wrote, and poems attributed to him.
In this exhaustive collection, Mabbott takes a fresh look at these texts, aiming "to present what [Poe] wrote, to explain why he wrote it, to tell what he meant when he wrote it (if that be in any way obscure), and to give a history of its publication." Containing the definitive poems as well as pertinent biographical background, full annotations, and a meticulous enumeration of successive texts and variants, Mabbott's edition stands as a firm foundation for Poe scholarship as well as for more general appreciation.
"Maxwell has edited this comprehensive volume superbly, hunting down every last poem... [He] has deepened our sense of McKay's life and increased our respect for the independence of mind behind all his work." Times Literary Supplement "A volume that no student of the Harlem Renaissance ... or negritude, diaspora, and Caribbean language literature can live without... A vital contribution to black studies." African American Review "Maxwell's introduction offers a fascinating overview of McKay's life and a spirited defense of his poetry." Los Angeles Times
ISBN: 9780252075902
Dimensions: 235mm x 152mm x 36mm
Weight: 708g
456 pages