Edgar Allan Poe was an oddity: his life, literature, and legacy are all, well, odd. In Poe-Land, J. W. Ocker explores the physical aspects of Poe's legacy across the East Coast and beyond, touring Poe's homes, examining artifacts from his life--locks of his hair, pieces of his coffin, original manuscripts, his boyhood bed--and visiting the many memorials dedicated to him.
Along the way, Ocker meets people from a range of backgrounds and professions--actors, museum managers, collectors, historians--who have dedicated some part of their lives to Poe and his legacy. Poe-Land is a unique travelogue of the afterlife of the poet who invented detective fiction, advanced the emerging genre of science fiction, and elevated the horror genre with a mastery over the macabre that is arguably still unrivaled today.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Countryman Press
Published: 10/06/2014
ISBN: 9781581572216
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d
Award: Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Winner
Award: Anthony Awards - Nominee
Award: Macavity Award - Nominee