Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Barnes & Noble Classics)

The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe , by Edgar Allan Poe , is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics : New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Creator of the modern detective story, innovative architect of the horror genre, and a poet of extraordinary musicality, Edgar Allan Poe remains one of America’s most popular and influential writers. His tales and poems brim with psychological depth, almost painful intensity, and unexpected—and surprisingly modern—flashes of dark humor and irony. This anthology offers an exceptionally generous selection of Poe’s short stories. It includes his famed masterpieces, such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter," featuring Poe’s great detective, Dupin; his insightful studies of madness "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"; "The Gold-Bug," his delightful exercise in "code-breaking"; and important but lesser-known tales, such as "Bon-Bon," "The Assignation," and "King Pest." Also included are some of Poe’s most beloved poems, haunting lyrics of love and loss, such as "Annabel Lee," nightmare phantasmagories such as "The Raven," and his grand experiment in translating sound into words, "The Bells." Benjamin F. Fisher , Professor of English, University of Mississippi, is a longtime enthusiast of the works of Poe. He has published books, articles, and notes about Poe, and in American, Victorian, and Gothic studies, and serves on editorial boards for several professional journals. He has also been acclaimed for outstanding teaching. 17 POEMS [Annabel Lee](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273456W) Bells City in the Sea Coliseum Dream-Land Dream within a Dream Eldorado Fairy- Land Israfel Lake—To— [Raven](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41081W) Sleeper Sonnet—Silence Sonnet—To Science To Helen Ulalume Valley of Unrest 34 stories: Metzengerstein Bon-Bon MS. Found in a Bottle [Assignation](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15645797W) Shadow—A Parable [Silence — A Fable](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL13370628W) [Berenice](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15645808W) Morella King Pest Ligeia How to Write a Blackwood Article A Predicament [Fall of the House of Usher](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL40987W) [William Wilson](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16088822W) [Masque of the Red Death](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41050W) [Descent into the Maelstrom](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273476W) Never Bet the Devil Your Head [Eleonora](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14937980W) The Masque of the Red Death [Pit and the Pendulum](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273550W) [Tell-tale Heart](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41059W) The Gold-Bug [Black Cat](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41068W) The Oblong Box A Tale of the Ragged Mountains [Premature Burial](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24583029W) [Purloined Letter](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41065W) The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether "Thou Art the Man" [Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL40987W) The Sphinx [Cask of Amontillado](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41016W) Hop- Frog THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM Creator of the modern detective story, innovative architect of the horror genre, and a poet of extraordinary musicality, Edgar Allan Poe remains one of America's most popular and influential writers. His tales and poems brim with psychological depth, almost painful intensity, and unexpected—and surprisingly modern—flashes of dark humor and irony. This anthology offers an exceptionally generous selection of Poe's short stories. It includes his famed masterpieces, such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter," featuring Poe's great detective, Dupin; his insightful studies of madness "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"; "The Gold-Bug," his delightful exercise in "code-breaking"; and important but lesser-known tales, such as "Bon-Bon," "The Assignation," and "King Pest." Also included are some of Poe's most beloved poems, haunting lyrics of love and loss, such as "Annabel Lee," nightmare phantasmagories such as "The Raven," and his grand experiment in translating sound into words, "The Bells." Benjamin F. Fisher, Professor of English, University of Mississippi, is a longtime enthusiast of the works of Poe. He has published books, articles, and notes about Poe, and in American, Victorian, and Gothic studies, and serves on editorial boards for several professional journals. He has also been acclaimed for outstanding teaching. --back cover The World of Edgar Allan Poe ix Introduction by Benjamin F. Fisher xv POEMS The Lake—To— Sonnet—To Science Fairy- Land Israfel To Helen The Sleeper The Valley of Unrest The City in the Sea The Coliseum Sonnet—Silence Dream-Land The Raven Ulalume: A Ballad The Bells A Dream within a Dream Eldorado Annabel Lee TALES Metzengerstein Bon-Bon MS. Found in a Bottle The Assignation Shadow—A Parable Silence—A Fable Berenice Morella King Pest Ligeia How to Write a Blackwood Article A Predicament The Fall of the House of Usher William Wilson The Murders in the Rue Morgue A Descent into the Maelstrom Never Bet the Devil Your Head Eleonora The Masque of the Red Death The Pit and the Pendulum The Tell-Tale Heart The Gold-Bug The Black Cat The Oblong Box A Tale of the Ragged Mountains The Premature Burial The Purloined Letter The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether "Thou Art the Man" The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar The Sphinx The Cask of Amontillado Hop- Frog THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM 443 Endnotes 607