The Crossword Cluemies
Author: Peter Ackroyd
Condition: New
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Language: English
Publication Year: 2010
Poe: A Life Cut Short is a haunting and concise entry in the "Brief Lives" series that delves into the fractured psyche of Edgar Allan Poe. Peter Ackroyd explores how Poe's turbulent life—marked by poverty, tragedy, and a desperate search for belonging—fueled the macabre imagination that birthed the modern detective story and the American Gothic tradition.
Ackroyd masterfully traces Poe’s journey through the literary circles of 19th-century America, examining his struggles with alcoholism and his internal demons. The biography captures the essence of a man who was often his own worst enemy, yet whose dark, melodic prose and obsession with the "shadow-world" continue to influence literature and popular culture nearly two centuries after his mysterious death in Baltimore.
Author: Peter Ackroyd
Condition: New
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Language: English
Publication Year: 2010
Poe: A Life Cut Short is a haunting and concise entry in the "Brief Lives" series that delves into the fractured psyche of Edgar Allan Poe. Peter Ackroyd explores how Poe's turbulent life—marked by poverty, tragedy, and a desperate search for belonging—fueled the macabre imagination that birthed the modern detective story and the American Gothic tradition.
Ackroyd masterfully traces Poe’s journey through the literary circles of 19th-century America, examining his struggles with alcoholism and his internal demons. The biography captures the essence of a man who was often his own worst enemy, yet whose dark, melodic prose and obsession with the "shadow-world" continue to influence literature and popular culture nearly two centuries after his mysterious death in Baltimore.
