Engel, William E., 1957-

Early modern poetics in Melville and Poe memory, melancholy, and the emblematic tradition / [electronic resource] : Memory, melancholy, and the emblematic tradition William E. Engel. - Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate Pub., 2012. - 191 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: stylistic choices and intellectual armature -- Melville's melancholy landscapes. Salvator R.Tarnmoor's mnemonic itinerary; Allegories of decay and the decay of allegory; Mime and masquerade in the theatrum mundi -- Poe's mirrored memory palaces. The William Wilson effect; Magical architecture and chiastic echoes; Emblems of mournful and never-ending remembrance -- Conclusion : reclaiming irredeemable loss -- Appendix ("The raven").


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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Raven.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Literary style.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Knowledge--Literature.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 --Knowledge--Literature.


Memory in literature.
Chiasmus.
Melancholy in literature.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)


Electronic books.

PS2384.E63 / E54 2012eb

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