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Why Edgar Allan Poe Isn't Just a Sad Boy

Season 2 Episode 29 | 11m 03s

We remember Edgar Allan Poe for his tales of horror and the macabre as well as inventing the entire Detective Fiction Genre. But unlike many of the great authors of Western classic literature, he has become an icon unto himself, recognized to this day by name and face almost more than the titles of his stories and poems.

Aired: 03/09/22
Made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Extras
To understand Beloved, we must first look at the author: Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison.
We explore the roots, tenets of the genre, and its rise in Latin American Literature.
We explore the life and work of Kurt Vonnegut.
The women in her work reveal to us her growth, her politics and ambition.
Sometimes a story is just so dang good, it bears repeating.
There's more to H.G. Wells than we know or think.
It is considered one of the great American novels and one of the most frequently banned.
We take a look at this Epic Poem and follow its long, winding journey.
it is one of the trademark texts of the American school system by Harper Lee.
Amatory fiction was a genre of fiction was created by…women.
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To understand Beloved, we must first look at the author: Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison.
We explore the roots, tenets of the genre, and its rise in Latin American Literature.
We explore the life and work of Kurt Vonnegut.
The women in her work reveal to us her growth, her politics and ambition.
Sometimes a story is just so dang good, it bears repeating.
There's more to H.G. Wells than we know or think.
It is considered one of the great American novels and one of the most frequently banned.
We take a look at this Epic Poem and follow its long, winding journey.
it is one of the trademark texts of the American school system by Harper Lee.
Amatory fiction was a genre of fiction was created by…women.