Download or read book A Historical Guide to Edgar Allan Poe written by J. Gerald Kennedy and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide contains an introduction that considers the tensions between Poe's 'otherwordly' settings and his historically marked representations of violence, as well as a capsule biography situating Poe in his historical context.