A fully revised collection of Poe's workThe first new edition of this landmark anthology since 1945 presents a more complicated, perverse, and culturally engaged Poe. Along with the author's familiar masterworks in poetry and fiction, this new Portable Poe includes satirical tales that reflect his critique of American culture.About the AuthorJ. Gerald Kennedy is William A. Read Professor of English at Louisiana State University.ContentsTALESPredicamentsMS. FOUND IN A BOTTLEA DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTRÖMTHE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATHTHE PIT AND THE PENDULUMTHE PREMATURE BURIALTHE FACTS IN THE CASE OF M. VALDEMARBereavementsTHE ASSIGNATIONBERENICEMORELLALIGEIATHE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHERELEONORATHE OVAL PORTRAITAntagonismsMETZENGERSTEINWILLIAM WILSONTHE TELL-TALE HEARTTHE IMP OF THE PERVERSETHE BLACK CATTHE CASK OF AMONTILLADOHOP-FROGMysteriesTHE MAN OF THE CROWDTHE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUETHE GOLD-BUGTHE OBLONG BOXA TALE OF THE RAGGED MOUNTAINSTHE PURLOINED LETTERGrotesqueriesTHE MAN THAT WAS USED UP1THE SYSTEM OF DOCTOR TARR AND PROFESSOR FETHERSOME WORDS WITH A MUMMY1POEMSTHE LAKE—TO—1SONNET—TO SCIENCEFAIRY-LANDINTRODUCTIONI“ALONE”1TO HELEN1THE SLEEPERISRAFELcTHE VALLEY OF UNRESTTHE CITY IN THE SEA1LENOREDREAM-LANDSONNET—SILENCETHE RAVENULALUME—A BALLADITHE BELLSA DREAM WITHIN A DREAMFOR ANNIE1ELDORADO1TO MY MOTHERANNABEL LEELETTERSCRITICAL PRINCIPLESON UNITY OF EFFECTON PLOT IN NARRATIVEON THE PROSE TALETHE OBJECT OF POETRYON THE DESIGN OF FICTION“THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMPOSITION”THE EFFECT OF RHYME“THE POETIC PRINCIPLE”AMERICAN CRITICISMOBSERVATIONS