Poe's role in the story of American literature.(Book Review)

National Catholic Reporter | November 4, 2005| | Copyright

POE By James H. Hutchisson University Press of Mississippi, 290 pages, $30

In his new biography of Edgar Allan Poe, James M. Hutchisson, a professor of American literature and Southern studies at The Citadel, Charleston, S.C., means to provide an introduction to the famous poet for the general reader interested in his life, his work and his role in the shaping of American letters. MY. Hutchisson's forays into literary criticism are not always convincing, but he does paint Poe's daffy world well, and he conveys a real affection for his subject.

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