Contribution to Book
Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Hero
Heroes of Richmond: Four Centuries of Courage, Dignity, and Virtue
(2018)
Abstract
This chapter seeks to explore Edgar Allan Poe’s heroism, incorporating many of the ideas from recent heroism science to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was not just a gifted yet impoverished writer, he was a bona fide Richmond hero.
Keywords
- Poe,
- dark hero,
- Richmond hero,
- heroism,
- literary hero
Disciplines
Publication Date
2018
Editor
Scott T. Allison
Publisher
Palsgrove
Citation Information
Michael David Bonifonte. "Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Hero" Heroes of Richmond: Four Centuries of Courage, Dignity, and Virtue (2018) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/scott_allison/57/