{"product_id":"the-political-poe-9781685970550","title":"The Political Poe","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Blouin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Political Poe\u003c\/i\u003e examines the collective works of Edgar Allan Poe through a political lens. While others have gestured toward Poe's gloomy conservatism, Michael J. Blouin argues that Poe's reaction against Jacksonian America--with its drift into populism, demagoguery, and what Poe felt was an unhinged politicization of everyday life--mirror the concerns of contemporary American life. Poe consistently denounced democracy. He leveraged racist and misogynistic tendencies. But despite these politics, Blouin uncovers lessons for a world where political thought is antagonistic and every truth has become a battleground for partisan bickering. Here, horror isn't just a heartbeat beneath the floorboards; it's a lack of political imagination for what can be created.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Iowa Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47567745679511,"sku":"9781685970550","price":4690.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781685970550.webp?v=1774863206","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-political-poe-9781685970550","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}