Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xi
5. PART ONE CAPITALISM AND LITERATURE
6. Chapter One INTRODUCTION: MINOR WRITING AND THE CAPITAL READER 3
7. Chapter Two THE HORRID LAWS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY 21
8. Chapter Three FABLES OF CIRCULATION: FOE'S INFLUENCE ON THE MESSENGER 58
9. Chapter Four POE AND THE MASSES 76
10. PART TWO RACE AND REGION
11. Chapter Five AVERAGE RACISM: POE, SLAVERY, AND THE WAGES OF LITERARY NATIONALISM 111
12. Chapter Six SUBTLE BARBARIANS: THE SOUTHERN VOYAGE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE 147
13. PART THREE MASS CULTURE
14. Chapter Seven THE CODE FOR GOLD: POE AND CRYPTOGRAPHY 195
15. Chapter Eight CULTURE OF SURFACES 225
16. Chapter Nine THE INVESTIGATING ANGEL: POE, BABBAGE, AND "THE POWER OF WORDS" 249
17. NOTES 275
18. INDEX 323