Edgar Allan Poe (Bloom's Major Short Story Writers)

Calling Poe the most popular of all American authors aside from Hemmingway, Harold Bloom discusses the author’s short stories. Reviewed works include Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Pit and the Pendulum." This title also features a biography of Edgar Allen Poe, a user guide, a detailed thematic analysis of each short story, a list of characters in each story, a complete bibliography of Poe’s works, an index of themes and ideas, and editor’s notes and introduction by Harold Bloom. This series, Bloom’s Major Short Story Writers, is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School; preeminent literary critic of our time.