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Pym, the Dighton Rock, and the Matter of Vinland
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Joseph J. Moldenhauer
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Conference Attendees xi
- Note Regarding Frequently Cited Works xiii
- Introduction 1
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Literary Origins
- "Mutiny and Atrocious Butchery": The Globe Mutiny as a Source for Pym 7
- Poe's "Manual of 'Seamanship'" 20
- Pym's Polar Episode: Conclusion or Beginning? 33
- Novels, Tales, and Problems of Form in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym 44
- Poe's Reading of Myth: The White Vision of Arthur Gordon Pym 57
- Pym, the Dighton Rock, and the Matter of Vinland 75
- Poe's Life Reflected through the Sources of Pym 95
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Sociohistorical Contexts
- Mourning in Poe's Pym 107
- Poe, Antebellum Slavery, and Modern Criticism 117
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Prefigurings
- "Postmodern" or Post-Auschwitz: The Case of Poe 141
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Figuration
- Consumption, Exchange, and the Literary Marketplace: From the Folio Club Tales to Pym 153
- Pym Pourri: Decomposing the Textual Body 167
- The Quincuncial Network in Poe's Pym 175
- The Arabesque Design of Arthur Gordon Pym 188
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A Writer's View
- "Still Farther South": Some Notes on Poe's Pym 217
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A Bibliographer's View
- Tracing Shadows: Pym Criticism, 1980-1990 233
- Notes 275
- Contributors 329
- Index 333
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Conference Attendees xi
- Note Regarding Frequently Cited Works xiii
- Introduction 1
-
Literary Origins
- "Mutiny and Atrocious Butchery": The Globe Mutiny as a Source for Pym 7
- Poe's "Manual of 'Seamanship'" 20
- Pym's Polar Episode: Conclusion or Beginning? 33
- Novels, Tales, and Problems of Form in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym 44
- Poe's Reading of Myth: The White Vision of Arthur Gordon Pym 57
- Pym, the Dighton Rock, and the Matter of Vinland 75
- Poe's Life Reflected through the Sources of Pym 95
-
Sociohistorical Contexts
- Mourning in Poe's Pym 107
- Poe, Antebellum Slavery, and Modern Criticism 117
-
Prefigurings
- "Postmodern" or Post-Auschwitz: The Case of Poe 141
-
Figuration
- Consumption, Exchange, and the Literary Marketplace: From the Folio Club Tales to Pym 153
- Pym Pourri: Decomposing the Textual Body 167
- The Quincuncial Network in Poe's Pym 175
- The Arabesque Design of Arthur Gordon Pym 188
-
A Writer's View
- "Still Farther South": Some Notes on Poe's Pym 217
-
A Bibliographer's View
- Tracing Shadows: Pym Criticism, 1980-1990 233
- Notes 275
- Contributors 329
- Index 333