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Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. BRILLIANT: AS-NEW LOA First Edition hardcover (Orig. 1984) Sixth Printing (c. 1990), EXCELLENT LOA slipcase w/ double-ruled borders & LOA logo on front panel & w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, NEW rust-crimson silk-finish Brillianta linen-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & w/ titles & LOA colophon handsomely gold-stamped on spine, IMPECCABLE distinctive white-on-purple LOA-patterned card-stock end-papers, NEW Smythe-sewn binding w/ tight signatures, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed in clear 10-point Linotron Galliard on SUPERB unblemished acid-free Olin Nyalite opaque literary paper * 5.24" x 8.12" x 1.32", 0.98 kg, 1544 pp. Slipcase: 5.36" x 8.48" x 1.38", 1.10 kg * CONTENTS: Theory of Poetry (1), Reviews of British & Continental Authors (95), Reviews of American Authors & American Literature (351), Magazines & Criticism (1015), The Literary & Social Scene (1055), Articles & Marginalia (1223); Chronology (1473), Note on the Texts (1482), Notes (1493), Index (1513) * ABOUT THE BOOK: This is the most complete one-volume edition of Poe's essays & reviews ever published. Here are all his major writings on the theory of poetry, the art of fiction, & the duties of a critic: "The Rationale of Verse", "The Philosophy of Composition", "The Poetic Principle", & "About Critics & Criticism". Articulating Poe's passion for technical proficiency & his theory of poetic method, these essays show why he so strongly influenced the French symbolists toward the end of 19th century &, through them, the poetry of T.S. Eliot & Hart Crane. Included in this collection are Poe's reviews & candid opinions of the leading literary figures of his day: Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Percy Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, & Margaret Fuller, among others. Here also are reviews of long-forgotten writers, reviews that are interesting not so much for their subjects as for Poe's unflinching & witty candor. Many of his then controversial judgments have been vindicated by time. Poe particularly relished his prolonged critical war w/ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard & America's most respected poet of the 19th century, whom he accused of conventionality & plagiarism. The skirmishes in this campaign are represented here in full. Poe wrote many articles describing the literary world in which he circulated: "The Literati of New York", the "Editorial Miscellanies" from the Broadway Journal, "Some Secrets of the Magazine Prison-House", and his long-running series "Marginalia". Also included are a wealth of articles on a wide variety of topics: South Sea exploration, cryptography, drama, geography, music, transcendentalism, phrenology, ancient languages, & modern cities. As a reviewer Poe was direct, discriminating, & feared; as an essayist he was alert to any possibility that in literature there might be found a sense of unity missing from life. This volume restores an essential & often neglected part of our literary heritage. * The LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an award-winning, nonprofit program dedicated to publishing America's best & most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as "the most important book-publishing project in the nation's history" (Newsweek), this acclaimed series is restoring America's literary heritage in "the finest-looking, longest-lasting edition ever made" (New Republic).* SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book w/ great care for FREE secure shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL within the U.S. w/ shipment via USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below cost fee & shipment to international destinations via USPS FIRST CLASS AIRMAIL at our posted rates.* SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book w/ great care for FREE secure shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL within the U.S.