Edgar Allan Poe: Always Nevermore

9 units (3-0-6) | second term

This course focuses on the prose, poetry, and literary criticism of Edgar Allan Poe, inventor of detective fiction, author of "The Raven," and writer of many essays about other writers' works, as well as his own. We will begin by reading some of Poe's s classic short stories, including "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Gold-Bug," and others. We will also read his only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. In addition to examining poems, such as "The Raven," "Annabel Lee," and "The Bells," we will turn our attention to "The Philosophy of Composition" and "The Philosophy of Furniture." The course will also watch film and television versions of some of Poe's greatest works.