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Chapter I: The Grand and the Fair: Poe, the American Landscape, and the Aesthetics of Nature.

Chapter 1 of the book "Grand and the Fair: Poe's Landscape Aesthetic and Pictorial Techniques" is presented. It examines the techniques of poet Edgar Allan Poe in his works on the American landscape. Poe was said to be interested in Western materials. He also exhibited knowledge of authors, techniqu...

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Published in:Grand & the Fair: Poe's Landscape Aesthetics & Pictorial Techniques pp. 1 - 47
Main Author: Ljungquist, Kent
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1985
Subjects:
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
Literary criticism
Frontier & pioneer life in literature
American poets
Aesthetics
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Chapter 1 of the book "Grand and the Fair: Poe's Landscape Aesthetic and Pictorial Techniques" is presented. It examines the techniques of poet Edgar Allan Poe in his works on the American landscape. Poe was said to be interested in Western materials. He also exhibited knowledge of authors, techniques, and modes of native frontier literature.