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Series editor's Preface; 1. Introduction Kenneth Silverman; 2. Poe andthe unreadable: The Black Cat and The Tell-Tale Heart ChristopherBenfey; 3. The perverse strategy in The Fall of the House of UsherLouise J. Kaplan; 4. Detecting the truth: the world of the Dupin talesDavid Van Leer; 5. Poe's art of transformation: The Cask of Amontilladoin its cultural context David Reynolds; 6. Poe, Ligeia, and the problemof dying women J. Gerald Kennedy; Notes on contributors; Selectedbibliography.