The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe : Host Peter Graves / Arts and Entertainment Network.

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Edgar Allan Poe, America's master of the macabre, is famed for such literary classics as The Tell-Tale Heart and The Raven. But the story of his life was more bizarre than any of the tales he told. This episode of Biography sheds light on a man greatly blessed and supremely cursed: blessed with immo...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Arts and Entertainment Network
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], ©1996.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Poe, Edgar Allan, > 1809-1849.
American literature > History > 19th century.
Authorship.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Video recording.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Video recording.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (45 min.) : sound, color, digital file. + instructional materials (online)
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Poe: Early Years (5:11)
  • Poe as a Young Man (2:30)
  • Poe: Destitution (1:52)
  • Death of Poe's Foster Mother (1:34)
  • Poe's Family and Struggles (3:20)
  • Edgar and His Cousin Virginia (2:49)
  • Public and Private Life (2:13)
  • Mystery of Death (2:17)
  • Rationality vs. Irrationality (3:34)
  • Tuberculosis Strikes Poe's Wife (1:49)
  • Poe's Success--'The Raven' (4:27)
  • Death of Poe's Wife (2:53)
  • Feminine Companionship (2:46)
  • Descent of Poe (1:38)
  • Poe: Final Days (4:23)
  • Credits: 'The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe: Host Peter Graves' (1:15)