Poe and the Visual Arts

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, American, Biography & Memoir, Literary
Cover of the book Poe and the Visual Arts by Barbara Cantalupo, Penn State University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Barbara Cantalupo ISBN: 9780271064369
Publisher: Penn State University Press Publication: June 5, 2014
Imprint: Penn State University Press Language: English
Author: Barbara Cantalupo
ISBN: 9780271064369
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Publication: June 5, 2014
Imprint: Penn State University Press
Language: English

Although Edgar Allan Poe is most often identified with stories of horror and fear, there is an unrecognized and even forgotten side to the writer. He was a self-declared lover of beauty who “from childhood’s hour . . . [had] not seen / As others saw.” Poe and the Visual Arts is the first comprehensive study of how Poe’s work relates to the visual culture of his time. It reveals his “deep worship of all beauty,” which resounded in his earliest writing and never entirely faded, despite the demands of his commercial writing career. Barbara Cantalupo examines the ways in which Poe integrated visual art into sketches, tales, and literary criticism, paying close attention to the sculptures and paintings he saw in books, magazines, and museums while living in Philadelphia and New York from 1838 until his death in 1849. She argues that Poe’s sensitivity to visual media gave his writing a distinctive “graphicality” and shows how, despite his association with the macabre, his enduring love of beauty and knowledge of the visual arts richly informed his corpus.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Although Edgar Allan Poe is most often identified with stories of horror and fear, there is an unrecognized and even forgotten side to the writer. He was a self-declared lover of beauty who “from childhood’s hour . . . [had] not seen / As others saw.” Poe and the Visual Arts is the first comprehensive study of how Poe’s work relates to the visual culture of his time. It reveals his “deep worship of all beauty,” which resounded in his earliest writing and never entirely faded, despite the demands of his commercial writing career. Barbara Cantalupo examines the ways in which Poe integrated visual art into sketches, tales, and literary criticism, paying close attention to the sculptures and paintings he saw in books, magazines, and museums while living in Philadelphia and New York from 1838 until his death in 1849. She argues that Poe’s sensitivity to visual media gave his writing a distinctive “graphicality” and shows how, despite his association with the macabre, his enduring love of beauty and knowledge of the visual arts richly informed his corpus.

More books from Penn State University Press

Cover of the book The Medievalism of Lawrence of Arabia by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book Mexican Costumbrismo by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book Love Cures by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book Manekine, John and Blonde, and “Foolish Generosity” by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book Feminist Policymaking in Chile by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book Oppression and Responsibility by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book The History of the New World by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book Charlotte Perkins Gilman's “The Yellow Wall-paper” and the History of Its Publication and Reception by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book Consensus and Debate in Salazar's Portugal by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book Man or Citizen by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book Divided Empire by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book Eastern Mennonite University by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book Nationalism and the International Labor Movement by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book Paradoxes of Emotion and Fiction by Barbara Cantalupo
Cover of the book The Noisy Renaissance by Barbara Cantalupo
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy