A Student's Guide to Edgar Allan Poe

by Debra McArthur

While discussing the life of the poet and author Edgar Allan Poe, examines the works written during certain periods of his life, including "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque," "The Bells," and "Annabel Lee."

160 pages, Library Binding

First published July 1, 2006

About the author

Debra McArthur grew up in Springfield, Missouri, where her high school experience included church activities, choir, drum and bugle corps, and the kind of drama and angst that make a person really glad to grow up.

She earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University. She has written eight nonfiction books for young readers. A Voice for Kanzas is Debra’s first novel.

Debra lives with her husband in Kansas City, MO. She teaches college along the bluffs of the Missouri River, and she is still collecting nouns that describe her: student, teacher, wife, mother, reader, writer, Irish dancer, marathon runner.

Reviews

[Charles Gremillion · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very informative, and sad. I didn't realize how difficult of a life Edgar Allen Poe had until reading this book. It's a shame that Edgar didn't receive much recognition of his works until after his untimely death at 40. I did learn that the Alan Parsons Project made an album in 1990 of Poe's stories titled "Tales of Mystery and Imagination". The album has musical selections of "The Raven", "A Cask of Amontillado" and "The Tell-tale Heart" as well as other Edgar Allen Poe stories. 10/10 would recommend.

[Rose]

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