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American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to Now Hardcover Books
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 9781598530599
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Library of America, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1598530593
ISBN-13
9781598530599
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72747348
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to Now Set : A Library of America Boxed Set
Number of Pages
1500 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Ghost, General, Literary
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
2.7 in
Item Weight
51.1 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Number of Volumes
2 vols.
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
From its beginning, American literature teems with tales of horror, hauntings, terrifying obsessions and gruesome incursions, of the uncanny ways in which ordinary reality can be breached and subverted by the unknown and the irrational. In the tales of Irving, Poe, and Hawthorne, and their literary successors, the bright prospects of the New World face an uneasy reckoning with the forces of darkness. As this pathbreaking two-volume anthology demonstrates, it is a tradition with many unexpected detours and hidden chambers, and one that continues to evolve, finding new forms and new themes. Peter Straub, a contemporary master of literary horror and fantasy, offers an authoritative and diverse gathering of stories calculated to unsettle and delight, in styles ranging from the exquisitely insinuating speculations of Henry James's "The Jolly Corner" to the nightmarish post-apocalyptic savagery of Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream." Ghostly narratives of the Edwardian era, lurid classics from the pulp heyday of Weird Tales, latter-day masterpieces by Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, and Steven Millhauser: over 80 stories in all, with a generous selection of contemporary authors who continue to push the genre in new and startling directions. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
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- 6***6 (58)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem as described and arrived approx 3 weeks earlier. Prior to purchase had a few emails and all questions were answered immediately. Great service . I knew the item was in bad condition and the postage was a horrific cost hence the low rating for those items.
- j***o (519)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseQuickly shipped in appropriate cardboard box with paper wadding. As described a "like new" item. Great value and a topnotch seller!
- i***e (1883)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent. Recieved in 2 days. Safe packing. Exactly as described. Superb value.Universal Studios Wizarding World Harry Potter Harry's Interactive Wands 11 (#186949475922)