Edgar Allan Poe and The Old Stone House

My guest speaks to Edgar Allan Poe as a poet, short story writer, editor, and critic. Credited by many scholars as the inventor of the detective genre in fiction, he was an expert at using elements of mystery, psychological terror, and the macabre in his writing. His most famous poem, “The Raven” (1845), combines his penchant for suspense with some of the most famous lines in American poetry. While editor of the Richmond-based Southern Literary Messenger, Poe carved out a philosophy of poetry that emphasized brevity and beauty for its own sake. Stories, he wrote, should be crafted to convey a single, unified impression, and for Poe, that impression was most often dread. He was always adamant about crafting his short stories to be read in one sitting. https://poemuseum.orghttp://www.yourlotandparcel.orgSupport the show