Poisonous Muse
| Author | : Sara L. Crosby |
| Publisher | : University of Iowa Press |
| Total Pages | : 236 |
| Release | : 2016-04-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781609384036 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1609384032 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Poisonous Muse by : Sara L. Crosby
Download or read book Poisonous Muse written by Sara L. Crosby and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Sara Crosby, the new popular ‘power of horror’—in writings by Poe and many others—gave American authors a new way of moving beyond beauty through the ‘poisonous muse.’ This new power corresponds to the vitalizing changes in Jacksonian America and brings with it a major change in US literary history. Her study of these changes in the US cultural scene is an incredibly engaging, vibrant narrative.
