The many lives of Edgar Allan Poe

a historiography of literary criticism

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47250/intrell.v41i1.p133-147

Keywords:

History of criticism. Edgar Allan Poe. Theories of literature. Literary creation.

Abstract

This paper aims at investigating how Edgar Allan Poe’s work impacted contemporary concepts of literary and cultural theory and criticism. Inventor of an extremely effective narrative and conceptual model (the short story), Poe also contributed in a unique way to a range of other forms and genres, including non-fiction genres (poetry, essay, theory, criticism), becoming a key writer in the conception of what we call Modernity. This paper discusses how Poe’s work remained in evidence throughout the centuries, having been the subject of discussion of the main methodologies or academic approaches (Formalism, Structuralism, Psychoanalytic criticism, Historical-Cultural criticism, Deconstruction) and it concludes that Poe was and has been an essential writer for establishing contemporary understandings about theories of the text, theories of reading, literary and cultural practices.

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Author Biography

Daniel Serravalle de Sá, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC

PhD em Latin American Cultural Studies pela The University of Manchester. Professor Associado do Departamento de Língua e Literatura Estrangeiras da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (DLLE/UFSC). Professor permanente do Programa de Pós-graduação Interdisciplinar em Ciências Humanas (PPGICH/UFSC), do Programa de Pós-graduação em Letras da Universidade Federal de Sergipe (PPGL/UFS) e do Programa de Pós-graduação em Literatura (PPGLit/UFSC).

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Published

2024-09-24

How to Cite

SÁ, Daniel Serravalle de. The many lives of Edgar Allan Poe: a historiography of literary criticism. Interdisciplinar - Journal of Studies in Language and Literature, São Cristóvão-SE, v. 41, n. 1, p. 133–147, 2024. DOI: 10.47250/intrell.v41i1.p133-147. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufs.br/interdisciplinar/article/view/v41p133. Acesso em: 18 oct. 2024.