1st Edition

Grim Phantasms Fear in Poe's Short Fiction

By Michael L. Burduck Copyright 1992
    174 Pages
    by Routledge

    174 Pages
    by Routledge

    This title, originally published in 1992, presents an assessment of Poe’s short stories that treat horror, and more specifically how he manipulated the conventions of that horror to register subtly on the fears and phobias of his reading audiences. Short-stories examined include The Black Cat, Hop-Frog and Morella. This title also explores the theories of Stephen King and Benjamin Rush on the horror genre. This title will be of great interest to students of American Literature.

    Series Editor’s Preface;  Preface;  Acknowledgments;  1. Poe, Gothic Fiction, and Fear  2. Aesthetic and Scientific Theories: Stephen King, Benjamin Rush, and Fear  3. Poe’s Fiction of Fear  4. Poe’s Fiction of Fear in Retrospect;  Selected Bibliography;  Index

    Biography

    Michael L. Burduck