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Michael Blouin - Political Poe, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Political Poe

Av Michael Blouin

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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.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-03-31
  • Mått: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
  • Vikt: 454 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 288
  • Förlag: University of Iowa Press
  • ISBN: 9781685970550
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Michael J. Blouin is professor of English and humanities at Milligan University and editor of Popular Culture Studies Journal. His books include Democracy and the American Gothic. Blouin lives in Johnson City, Tennessee.

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“Examining an impressive range of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, Blouin counters the traditional image of an apolitical Poe, arguing for a surprisingly consistent political disposition, evident across genres and throughout his career. Blouin makes a strong case that Poe’s fear of Jacksonian populism and the excesses of democracy pervade Poe’s work, which speaks to the political crises of our own times as well.”—Scott Peeples, author, The Man of the Crowd: Edgar Allan Poe and the City

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