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Edgar Allan Poe bibliography
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The works of American author Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) include many poems, short stories, and one novel. His fiction spans multiple genres, including horror fiction, adventure, science fiction, and detective fiction, a genre he is credited with inventing.[1] These works are generally considered part of the Dark romanticism movement, a literary reaction to Transcendentalism.[2] Poe's writing reflects his literary theories: he disagreed with didacticism[3] and allegory.[4] Meaning in literature, he said in his criticism, should be an undercurrent just beneath the surface; works whose meanings are too obvious cease to be art.[5] Poe pursued originality in his works, and disliked proverbs.[6] He often included elements of popular pseudosciences such as phrenology[7] and physiognomy.[8] His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning.[9] Though known as a masterly practitioner of Gothic fiction, Poe did not invent the genre; he was following a long-standing popular tradition.[10]
Poe's literary career began in 1827 with the release of 50 copies of Tamerlane and Other Poems credited only to "a Bostonian", a collection of early poems that received virtually no attention.[11] In December 1829, Poe released Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems in Baltimore[12] before delving into short stories for the first time with "Metzengerstein" in 1832.[13] His most successful and most widely read prose during his lifetime was "The Gold-Bug",[14] which earned him a $100 prize, the most money he received for a single work.[15] One of his most important works, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", was published in 1841 and is today considered the first modern detective story.[16] Poe called it a "tale of ratiocination".[1] Poe became a household name with the publication of "The Raven" in 1845,[17] though it was not a financial success.[18] The publishing industry at the time was a difficult career choice and much of Poe's work was written using themes specifically catered for mass market tastes.[19]
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Poetry
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Tales
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Other works
Essays
- "Maelzel's Chess Player" (April 1836 – Southern Literary Messenger)[109]
- "The Philosophy of Furniture" (May 1840 – Burton's Gentleman's Magazine)[110]
- "A Few Words on Secret Writing" (July 1841 – Graham's Magazine)[111]
- "Morning on the Wissahiccon" (1844 – The Opal)[90]
- "The Balloon-Hoax" (April 13, 1844) – A newspaper article that was actually a journalistic hoax[112]
- "The Philosophy of Composition" (April 1846 – Graham's Magazine)[58]
- "Eureka: A Prose Poem" (March 1848 – Wiley & Putnam)[113]
- "The Rationale of Verse" (October 1848 – Southern Literary Messenger)[114]
- "The Poetic Principle" (December 1848 – Southern Literary Messenger)[58]
Novels
- The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (First two installments, January/February 1837 – Southern Literary Messenger, issued as complete novel in July 1838)[115]
- The Journal of Julius Rodman (First six installments, January–June 1840 – Burton's Gentleman's Magazine) – Incomplete[116]
Plays
- Politian (Two installments, December 1835 – January 1836 – Southern Literary Messenger) – Incomplete
Other
- Tales of the Folio Club – A projected collection of Poe's tales on "dunderism" satirizing the Delphian Club which was never completed in his lifetime[117]
- The Philosophy of Animal Magnetism – A pamphlet on Mesmerism credited to a "Gentleman of Philadelphia" (1837), attributed to Poe using stylometry [22]
- The Conchologist's First Book (1839) – A textbook on sea shells produced by Poe as a condensed version of a textbook by Thomas Wyatt[71]
- The Light-House (1849, never published in Poe's lifetime) – An incomplete work that may have been intended to be a short story or a novel[118]
Collections
This list of collections refers only to those printed during Poe's lifetime with his permission. Modern anthologies are not included.
- Tamerlane and Other Poems (credited by "a Bostonian") (1827)[24]
- Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems (1829)[24]
- Poems (1831, printed as "second edition")[119]
- Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (December 1839)[120]
- The Prose Romances of Edgar A. Poe (1843)[121]
- Tales (1845, Wiley & Putnam)[122]
- The Raven and Other Poems (1845, Wiley & Putnam)[123]
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See also
American journals that Edgar Allan Poe was involved with include:
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