Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 92014571

Table of contents for New essays on Poe's major tales / edited by Kenneth Silverman.

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Series editor's Preface
1. Introduction Kenneth Silverman
2. Poe and the unreadable: The Black Cat and The Tell-Tale Heart Christopher Benfey
3. The perverse strategy in The Fall of the House of Usher Louise J. Kaplan
4. Detecting the truth: the world of the Dupin tales David Van Leer
5. Poe's art of transformation: The Cask of Amontillado in its cultural context David Reynolds
6. Poe, Ligeia, and the problem of dying women J. Gerald Kennedy
Notes on contributors
Selected bibliography.

Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 Fictional works, Detective and mystery stories, American History and criticism, Fantasy fiction, American History and criticism, Horror tales, American History and criticism