Isbn: 9780593832509 - darkness becomes bright: on the brief life and immortal art of edgar allan poe (23 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Engaging . . . Ogden is both incisive and eloquent. The New York Times Book Review A fascinating and intimate inquiry into Edgar Allan Poes shadowy life and horrifyingly compelling workand why we are drawn to darkness in artSince Edgar Allan Poes mysterious death in 1849, his stories and poems have captivated millions of readers around the world. Nearly two centuries later, why do we continue to descend into the darkness of his imaginationand of the genres, from horror to crime, that he pioneered?In this spellbinding and singular book, Guggenheim Fellow and Whiting grant recipient Emily Ogden plumbs the darkness within Poe and enters it alongside him. She interweaves stories from his mysterious and tragic lifefrom his strange disappearances and tortured romances to his nearly fatal use of opiumwith those of his most famous readers and translators, including poet Charles Baudelaire, writer Julio Cortazar, and psychoanalyst Marie Bonaparte, a descendant of Napoleon and a patient of Sigmund Freud.Tracing their passionate attachments to Poeand Ogdens own, unexpectedly sparked when she taught an introductory Poe course at the University of Virginia, where Poe himself was once a studentDarkness Becomes Bright makes a different case for literature from the one we most often hear. This exquisite volume shows how Poes vision echoes across the generations, allowing us to make peace with our own flawed humanity. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - "Engaging . . . Ogden is both incisive and eloquent." The New York Times Book Review A fascinating and intimate inquiry into Edgar Allan Poe's shadowy life and horrifyingly compelling workand why we are drawn to darkness in artSince Edgar Allan Poe's mysterious death in 1849, his stories and poems have captivated millions of readers around the world. Nearly two centuries later, why do we continue to descend into the darkness of his imaginationand of the genres, from horror to crime, that he pioneered In this spellbinding and singular book, Guggenheim Fellow and Whiting grant recipient Emily Ogden plumbs the darkness within Poe and enters it alongside him. She interweaves stories from his mysterious and tragic lifefrom his strange disappearances and tortured romances to his nearly fatal use of opiumwith those of his most famous readers and translators, including poet Charles Baudelaire, writer Julio Cortázar, and psychoanalyst Marie Bonaparte, a descendant of Napoleon and a patient of Sigmund Freud.Tracing their passionate attachments to Poeand Ogden's own, unexpectedly sparked when she taught an introductory Poe course at the University of Virginia, where Poe himself was once a studentDarkness Becomes Bright makes a different case for literature from the one we most often hear. This exquisite volume shows how Poe's vision echoes across the generations, allowing us to make peace with our own flawed humanity.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Engaging . . . Ogden is both incisive and eloquent. The New York Times Book Review A fascinating and intimate inquiry into Edgar Allan Poes shadowy life and horrifyingly compelling workand why we are drawn to darkness in artSince Edgar Allan Poes mysterious death in 1849, his stories and poems have captivated millions of readers around the world. Nearly two centuries later, why do we continue to descend into the darkness of his imaginationand of the genres, from horror to crime, that he pioneered?In this spellbinding and singular book, Guggenheim Fellow and Whiting grant recipient Emily Ogden plumbs the darkness within Poe and enters it alongside him. She interweaves stories from his mysterious and tragic lifefrom his strange disappearances and tortured romances to his nearly fatal use of opiumwith those of his most famous readers and translators, including poet Charles Baudelaire, writer Julio Cortazar, and psychoanalyst Marie Bonaparte, a descendant of Napoleon and a patient of Sigmund Freud.Tracing their passionate attachments to Poeand Ogdens own, unexpectedly sparked when she taught an introductory Poe course at the University of Virginia, where Poe himself was once a studentDarkness Becomes Bright makes a different case for literature from the one we most often hear. This exquisite volume shows how Poes vision echoes across the generations, allowing us to make peace with our own flawed humanity. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Condizione: New. Emily Ogden is the author of On Not Knowing: How to Love and Other Essays and Credulity: A Cultural History of US Mesmerism. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant, and a Mellon Fellowship in the C.

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