"The Man That Was Used Up": Edgar Allan Poe and the Ends of Captivity

Although long neglected by critics, Poe's story The Man That Was Used Up (1839) offers a parodic but considered critique of the American captivity narrative. The story focuses on the mysterious Brevet Brig Gen John A.B.C. Smith, a soldier who enjoys considerable notoriety among the members of p...

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