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By attempting to suspend moral, ideological, or psychological assumptions, a phemelogical interpretation of literature hopes to reach the things themselves, the essential phemena of being, space, and time, as they are constituted, by consciousness, in words. Although there has been a tradition of phemelogical criticism in Europe for the last twenty years, David Halliburton is the first to write a general study of an American author from this particular point of view. The book begins with a methodological chapter that sets out the assumptions and procedures of the approach. This is followed by analyses of Poe's major works, exploring such special problems as Poe's treatment of the material world, including techlogy; the interrelation of body and consciousness; poetic voice; attitudes toward women; and the will to affirmation, plenitude, and unity. The center of interest is neither Poe's biography r environment but always the meaning of Poe's words. Because these works are shaped by a single imagination and because they are experienced in time, as a process, each work has its own way of going. The aim of the interpretation is to find this way and go along with it; to live each work dynamically, as it happens, while tracing its interaction with other works. Originally published in 1973. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand techlogy to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-100691619344

ISBN-139780691619347

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Number of Pages438 Pages

Publication NameEdgar Allan Poe : a Phenomenological View

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

SubjectLiterary Criticism

TypeTextbook

AuthorDavid Halliburton

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism

SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library

FormatPaperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight23.6 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.1 in

Height235mm

Width155mm

Weight599g

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Date of Publication16/02/2015

Place of PublicationNew Jersey

Spine23mm

Series TitlePrinceton Legacy Library

GenreLiterary Criticism

Country of PublicationUnited States

First Published1973

Content NoteBlack & White Illustrations

ImprintPrinceton University Press

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Edgar Allen Poe: A Phenomenological View by David Halliburton (Paperback, 2015)