The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, and Related Tales (Oxford World's Classics)
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Edgar Allen Poe's only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is a pivotal work in which Poe calls attention to the act of writing and to the problem of representing the truth. It is an archetypal American story of escape from domesticity tracing a young man's rite of passage through a series of terrible brushes with death during a fateful sea voyage. Included are eight related tales which further illuminate Pym by their treatment of persistent themes--fantastic voyages, gigantic whirlpools, and premature burials--as well as its relationship to Poe's art and life.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, and Related Tales (Oxford World's Classics),Edgar Allan Poe,J. Gerald Kennedy,Oxford University Press, USA,0192837710,American - General,Classics,Fiction,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Literature: Classics,Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849,Short Stories (single author),19th century fiction,American English,English,Fiction / Classics,Literature/English | American Literature | 19th C,Novels, other prose & writers: 19th century,Short stories,USA
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