Edgar Allan Poe: Literary Theory and Criticism (Dover Books on Literature and Drama)

Edgar Allan Poe: Literary Theory and Criticism (Dover Books on Literature and Drama) by Poe, Edgar Allan. paperback edition. ISBN: 0800759401550.

This essential anthology of Poes critical works features items from the Southern Literary Messenger, Grahams Magazine, and other periodicals, reviewing works by Dickens, Hawthorne, Cooper, and many others. The Theory of Poetry — consisting of "The Philosophy of Composition," "The Rationale of Verse," and "The Poetic Principle" — appears as well. Introduction.