The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and Related Tales
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Edgar Allan Poe's only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is a pivotal work in which Poe calls attention to the act of writing and to the problem of representing the truth. It is an archetypal American story of escape from domesticity tracing a young man's rite of passage through a series of terrible brushes with death during a fateful sea voyage. Included are eight related tales which further illuminate Pym by their treatment of persistent themes--fantastic voyages, gigantic whirlpools, and premature burials--as well as its relationship to Poe's art and life.
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ISBN
9780192837714
Publication Date
2008
Department
Department of English
Publisher
Oxford University Press
City
Oxford
Recommended Citation
Kennedy, J. Gerald, "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and Related Tales" (2008).