Graduation Year
2017
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
English
Reader 1
Thomas Koenigs
Reader 2
Aaron Matz
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Abstract
This thesis seeks to account for Edgar Allan Poe's reception as an "American" author. Historically, it took time for Poe to become recognized as an American author rather than as an author who happened to also be American. This thesis argues that one major reason for this problem is that the American influences of his work are largely coded, but that Poe nevertheless was writing for an American audience and that his work did develop in response to national influences.
Recommended Citation
Schneider, Star, "The Un-American American: Edgar Allan Poe and the Problem of National Genre" (2017). Scripps Senior Theses. 902.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/902
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
