Early modern poetics in Melville and Poe memory, melancholy, and the emblematic tradition / William E. Engel.
| Author/creator | Engel, William E., 1957- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, |
| Description | 191 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Memory, melancholy, and the emblematic tradition |
| Contents | Introduction: stylistic choices and intellectual armature -- Melville's melancholy landscapes. Salvator R.Tarnmoor's mnemonic itinerary; Allegories of decay and the decay of allegory; Mime and masquerade in the theatrum mundi -- Poe's mirrored memory palaces. The William Wilson effect; Magical architecture and chiastic echoes; Emblems of mournful and never-ending remembrance -- Conclusion : reclaiming irredeemable loss -- Appendix ("The raven"). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011040915 |
| ISBN | 9781409435860 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1409435865 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781409435877 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1409435873 (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |