Professor of English at the University of Mississippi, Benjamin Fisher has focused on the life and writings of Edgar Allan Poe for four decades. Most recently, he is the author of Poe and the 1890s and the editor of Masques, Mysteries, Mastodons: A Poe Miscellany, the Poe volume in the American Critical Archives series, and Poe's Horror Stories.
"It is very useful to have such a striking array of verbal
portraits and snapshots of Poe in one handy volume. One would have
to consult letters, biographies, and dozens of other sources in
order to obtain such a concise yet moving picture of Poe. This
collection reminds us why Poe cut a controversial figure in his
day. Poe's friends and enemies alike can be heard in their own
embattled voices."--Stephen Rachman, Michigan State University, and
president, Poe Studies Association
"Like its predecessors in this outstanding series, Poe in His Own
Time succeeds as both a rich sourcebook for scholars and a
fascinating read for nonspecialists. Selected, arranged, and
annotated with exemplary skill by its editor, Benjamin Fisher, this
chronological collection of primary materials evokes its subject
with a wonderful immediacy, transporting us back into the very
thick of Poe's turbulent life and times."--Harold Schechter,
author, Nevermore
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