Researching Poe

Season 1 Episode 89

Plagues, Witches, and Wars online course at the University of Virginia
https://www.coursera.org/learn/historical-fiction

The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore web site
https://www.eapoe.org/index.htm

What IS historical fiction?
Name three historical fiction novels involving Edgar Poe.
What is central of ANY historical fiction?
What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
What just might be the best single research source for info about Poe on the web?

00:00 Intro
00:17 Story about Poe’s name
02:55 Introduction to Plagues, Witches, and Wars
05:53 What IS Historical Fiction?
07:25 Introduction to The Pale Blue Eye
10:43 Some other examples of historical fiction about Poe
15:48 Research as a basis for historical fiction
17:27 Best Poe resource source on web
20:38 Outro
21:02 Future episodes for year and recap
27:20 Sources

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Researching Poe