Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym: The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym Of Nantucket Is The Only Complete Novel Written By Edgar Allan Poe The Work ReISBN13:9782382745564ISBN10:2382745568Author:Poe, Edgar Allan (Author)Description:The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym By Edgar Allan Poethe Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym Of Nantucket (1838) Is The Only Complete Novel Written By American Writer Edgar Allan Poe The Work Relates The Tale Of The Young Arthur Gordon Pym, Who Stows Away Aboard A Whaling Ship Called The Grampus Various Adventures And Misadventures Befall Pym, Including Shipwreck, Mutiny, And Cannibalism, Before He Is Saved By The Crew Of The Jane Guy Aboard This Vessel, Pym And A Sailor Named Dirk Peters Continue Their Adventures Farther South Docking On Land, They Encounter Hostile Black-Skinned Natives Before Escaping Back To The Ocean The Novel Ends Abruptly As Pym And Peters Continue Toward The South Pole The Story Starts Out As A Fairly Conventional Adventure At Sea, But It Becomes Increasingly Strange And Hard To Classify Poe, Who Intended To Present A Realistic Story, Was Inspired By Several Real-Life Accounts Of Sea Voyages, And Drew Heavily From Jeremiah N Reynolds And Referenced The Hollow Earth Theory He Also Drew From His Own Experiences At Sea Analyses Of The Novel Often Focus On The Potential Autobiographical Elements As Well As Its Portrayal Of Race And The Symbolism In The Final Lines Of The Work Difficulty In Finding Literary Success Early In His Short Story-Writing Career Inspired Poe To Pursue Writing A Longer Work A Few Serialized Installments Of The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym Of Nantucket Were First Published In The Southern Literary Messenger, Though Never Completed The Full Novel Was Published In July 1838 In Two Volumes Some Critics Responded Negatively To The Work For Being Too Gruesome And For Cribbing Heavily From Other Works, While Others Praised Its Exciting Adventures Poe Himself Later Called It A Very Silly Book In The Years Since Its Publication, The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym Of Nantucket Became An Influential Work, Notably For Herman Melville And Jules Verne Arthur Gordon Pym Was Born On The Island Of Nantucket, Famous For Its Fishing Harbor And Whaling His Best Friend, Augustus Barnard, Is The Son Of The Captain Of A Whaling Ship One Night, The Two Boys Become Drunk And Decide, On Augustus's Whim, To Take Advantage Of The Breeze And Sail Out On Pym's Sailboat, The Ariel The Breeze, However, Turns Out To Be The Beginnings Of A Violent Storm The Situation Gets Critical When Augustus Passes Out Drunk, And The Inexperienced Pym Must Take Control Of The Dinghy The Ariel Is Overtaken By The Penguin, A Returning Whaling Ship Against The Captain's Wishes, The Crew Of The Penguin Turns Back To Search For And Rescue Both Augustus And Pym After They Are Safely Back On Land, They Decide To Keep This Episode A Secret From Their Parents Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Les Prairies NumeriquesPublication Date:2020-11-13Weight:0.42 lbsDimensions:0.32'' H x 8.27'' L x 5.83'' WNumber of Pages:138Language:English
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Author: Poe, Edgar Allan (Author)
Book Title: The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym: The Narrative Of Arthur ...
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques
Publication Year: 2020
Item Weight: 0.42 lbs