Edgar Allan Poe. Writings in The Southern Literary Messenger: Nonfictional Prose.
| Publisher | Mississippi State University |
| Publication | The Mississippi Quarterly |
| Subject | Literature/writing |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0026-637X |
| Issues per Year | 4 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Published | 1998-12-22 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Author | n/a | BENJAMIN F. FISHER |
| Reviewee | n/a | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Reviewee | n/a | Burton R. Pollin |
| Reviewee | n/a | Joseph V. Ridgely |
Edgar Allan Poe. Writings in The Southern Literary Messenger: Nonfictional Prose, ed. Burton R. Pollin and Joseph V. Ridgely. New York: The Gordian Press, 1997. x, 406 pp. $75.00.
THIS FIFTH VOLUME OF THE "COLLECTED WRITINGS OF EDGAR Allan Poe," captained by Burton Pollin, fills a gap in Poe studies. Poe came to fame--or notoriety--by dint of his connection with the Southern Literary Messenger, initially, but notably, as a fearsome book reviewer (the "Zoilus of the Messenger"), and the contents of this volume will add substantial illumination to what has long remained...
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