The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-18491999
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A stowaway aboard the whaling ship Grampus, Arthur Gordon Pym finds himself bound on an extraordinary voyage to the high southern latitudes. Poe's remarkable novel recounts the "incredible adventures and discoveries" of Pym and his companions. There is mutiny, appalling butchery, and the "exquisite horror" of cannibalism; premature burial within an impenetrable sea borne labyrinth; a corpse-ridden ghost ship, gigantic polar bears, and uncharted islands peopled by barbarian hordes. It was Poe's unique genius, however, that imbued this Gothic adventure tale with such allegorical richness that readers have been fascinated ever since. In his illuminating introduction and notes to this new edition of Poe's masterpiece, Richard Kopley reveals hidden layers of meaning involving both Poe's family and biblical prophecy.
Main title:
The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket / Edgar Allan Poe ; edited with an introduction and notes by Richard Kopley.
Imprint:
New York : Penguin Books, 1999.
Collation:
xxxvii, 245 p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxi-xxxvi)
ISBN:
01404374879780140437485
Dewey class:
813.3
LC class:
PS2618
Language:
English
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Subject:
BRN:
111083
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | Fiction | POE | On reserve shelf at Library at the Dock |