~Alexandra Urakova, author of The Poetics of Body in the Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe Written at the crossroads of literary history and theology, Evermore is dazzling and absorbing. Poe, like his fictional double David Copperfield, was no tragic hero but a man with his ups and downs who highly valued love and friendship and had an acute sense of justice. Poe's elegant and lucid book discredits many popular myths about life and work of his famous cousin.
~Brett Zimmerman, Associate Professor, York University
Up to the 'surprise ending' Evermore is refreshingly lucid and lively. Harry Lee Poe demonstrates a profound understanding of Edgar Allan Poe's life, an impressive grasp of the history of Poe scholarship, and an excellent comprehension of his famous ancestor's oeuvre. The portrait that emerges is of a multi-dimensional man who was capable of both experiencing and writing about a full range of emotions-and wasn't merely enthralled with the horrific or grotesque themes for which he's so well remembered. His case against Rufus Griswold's (largely successful) attempt to hijack Poe's reputation after his death is especially compelling, as are his efforts to cut through the mystique and legend to reveal an individual of good manners and strong principles.
The author is at his best when he's tackling Poe's life story and the ways in which it has been distorted.
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