Michael Blouin: The Political Poe, Kartoniert / Broschiert
The Political Poe
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- Verlag:
- University of Iowa Press, 03/2026
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781685970550
- Artikelnummer:
- 12546613
- Umfang:
- 280 Seiten
- Gewicht:
- 454 g
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 31.3.2026
- Hinweis
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Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
The Political Poe examines the collective works of Edgar Allan Poe through a political lens. While others have gestured toward Poe's gloomy conservatism, Michael J. Blouin argues that Poe's reaction against Jacksonian America--with its drift into populism, demagoguery, and what Poe felt was an unhinged politicization of everyday life--mirror the concerns of contemporary American life. Poe consistently denounced democracy. He leveraged racist and misogynistic tendencies. But despite these politics, Blouin uncovers lessons for a world where political thought is antagonistic and every truth has become a battleground for partisan bickering. Here, horror isn't just a heartbeat beneath the floorboards; it's a lack of political imagination for what can be created.