American Renaissance ยท Stories / poetry
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
by Edgar Allan Poe. A major work by Edgar Allan Poe exploring terror, reason, death; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1838
- Origin
- United States
- Genre
- Stories / poetry
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Edgar Allan Poe exploring terror, reason, death; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.