The Political Poe
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The Political Poe examines the collective works of Edgar Allan Poe through a political lens. While others have gestured toward Poe's gloomy conservatism, Michael J. Blouin argues that Poe's reaction against Jacksonian America--with its drift into populism, demagoguery, and what Poe felt was an unhinged politicization of everyday life--mirror the concerns of contemporary American life. Poe consistently denounced democracy. He leveraged racist and misogynistic tendencies. But despite these politics, Blouin uncovers lessons for a world where political thought is antagonistic and every truth has become a battleground for partisan bickering. Here, horror isn't just a heartbeat beneath the floorboards; it's a lack of political imagination for what can be created.
The Political Poe examines the collective works of Edgar Allan Poe through a political lens. While others have gestured toward Poe's gloomy conservatism, Michael J. Blouin argues that Poe's reaction against Jacksonian America--with its drift into populism, demagoguery, and what Poe felt was an unhinged politicization of everyday life--mirror the concerns of contemporary American life. Poe consistently denounced democracy. He leveraged racist and misogynistic tendencies. But despite these politics, Blouin uncovers lessons for a world where political thought is antagonistic and every truth has become a battleground for partisan bickering. Here, horror isn't just a heartbeat beneath the floorboards; it's a lack of political imagination for what can be created.
AmazonPagina's: 288, Paperback, University of Iowa Press
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