The Portrayal of the Grotesque in Stoddard's and Quantin's Illustrated Editions of Edgar Allan Poe (1884): An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Relations Between the Visual and the Verbal

"This study of two illustrated editions of Poe's works adds to the continuing scholarly interest in how Poe's language inspired (and continues to inspire) visual artists' interpretation of his work. The authors chose two 1884 editions by publishers Albert Quantin (1850-1933) and A.C. Armstrong as the focus of their study because they study argue that '... these two editions exemplify a key moment ... [when] two crews of artists chosen by [the publishers] could, for the first time, explore the multifaceted aspects of Poe's tales." Professor Barbara Cantalupo, Pennsylvania State University, Lehigh Valley

"... contributes in an original manner to the understanding of Poe's stories from the perspective of the relation between the visual arts and pictorial narratives. It is well researched and shows a profound knowledge of the critical literature about the topic at hand its all its aspects. Its focus on specific editions and illustrations allows the authors to offer better historical contexts and to make precise and insightful comments about the significance of the two 1884 editions under consideration." Professor Eduardo Urbina, Texas A&M University

"... offer an extensive historical analysis of the illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe's works from scant illustrations created during the artists' lifetime through the impressive Quantin and Stoddard illustrated editions of Poe's works in the 1880s. ... The book's focus on Poe's work themselves, on various prologues to later Poe editions, and on the visual renditions that illustrators, etchers, and other artisans offered on those texts create a truly interdisciplinary study of Poe." Dr. Emron Esplin, Brigham Young University