The Tomb of Edgar Poe (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Stéphane Mallarmé
- First Published: 1877
- Type of Work: Sonnet
- Genres: Poetry, Sonnet
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Poetry or poets, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, Fear, Death or dying, Tombs or graves, Cemeteries, Eternity, Asteroids, comets, or meteors
The Poem
Fifty years after the death of Edgar Allan Poe, American admirers of Poe planned a memorial volume, and the organizer of the volume, Sara Sigourney Rice, began to spread the news of the project. The French poet Stéphane Mallarmé, who had fervently admired Poe most of his life, offered to contribute to the volume. His poem “The Tomb of Edgar Poe” appeared in the volume; it was later revised for appearance in Mallarmé’s own works.
The poem is a sonnet. The octave, the first eight lines, outlines the career of Poe; the last six lines, the sestet, expresses...
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