Bibliography of Edgar Allan Poe

Berenice" (1835)The works of American author Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) include many poems, short stories, and one novel. His fiction spans multiple genres, including horror fiction, adventure, science fiction, and detective fiction, a genre he is credited with inventing.Silverman, 171] These works are generally considered part of the Dark romanticism movement, a literary reaction to Transcendentalism. [Koster, Donald N. "Influences of Transcendentalism on American Life and Literature." "Literary Movements for Students Vol. 1". David Galens, ed. Detroit: Thompson Gale, 2002: p. 336.] Poe's writing reflects his literary theories: he disagreed with didacticism [Kagle, Steven E. "The Corpse Within Us" as collected in "Poe and His Times: The Artist and His Milieu", edited by Benjamin Franklin Fisher IV. Baltimore: The Edgar Allan Poe Society, Inc., 1990. p. 104 ISBN 0961644923] and allegory. [cite web|url=http://www.eapoe.org/works/CRITICSM/GLB47HN1.HTM|title=Tale-Writing |last=Hawthorne|first=Nathaniel | accessdate=2008-03-28] Meaning in literature, he said in his criticism, should be an undercurrent just beneath the surface; works whose meanings are too obvious cease to be art. [Wilbur, Richard. "The House of Poe," collected in "Poe: A Collection of Critical Essays", edited by Robert Regan. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1967. p. 99] Poe pursued originality in his works, and disliked proverbs. [Hayes, K.J. (2002) "Visual Culture and the Word in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Man of the Crowd'," "Nineteenth-Century Literature", Vol. 56, No. 4. p. 445–465] He often included elements of popular pseudosciences such as phrenology [Edward Hungerford. "Poe and Phrenology," "American Literature" 1(1930): 209–231.] and physiognomy. [Erik Grayson. " [http://www.arts.cornell.edu/english/mode/documents/grayson.html Weird Science, Weirder Unity: Phrenology and Physiognomy in Edgar Allan Poe] " "Mode" 1 (2005): 56–77.] His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning. [Kennedy, J. Gerald. "Poe, Death, and the Life of Writing". Yale University Press, 1987. p3. ISBN 0300037732] Though known as a masterful practitioner of Gothic fiction, Poe did not invent the genre; he was following a long-standing popular tradition. [cite journal | last = Fisher | first = Benjamin Franklin | title = Poe and the Gothic Tradition | journal = The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe | pages = 72 | publisher = Cambridge University Press | location = Cambridge | isbn = 0521797276]

Poe's literary career began in 1827 with the release of 50 copies of "Tamerlane and Other Poems" credited only to "a Bostonian", a collection of early poems which received virtually no attention. [Meyers, 33–34] In December 1829, Poe released "Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems" in Baltimore [Sova, 5] before delving into short stories for the first time with "Metzengerstein" in 1832.Silverman, 88] His most successful and most widely-read prose during his lifetime was "The Gold-Bug" [Sova, 97] which earned him a $100 prize, the most money he received for a single work. [Hoffman, 189] One of his most important works, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", was published in 1841 and is today considered the first modern detective story. [Meyers, 123] Poe called it a "tale of ". Poe became a household name with the publication of "The Raven" in 1845, [Hoffman, 80] though it was not a financial success. [Krutch, Joseph Wood. "Edgar Allan Poe: A Study in Genius". New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. p. 155] The publishing industry at the time was a difficult career choice and much of Poe's work was written using themes specifically catered for mass market tastes. [Whalen, Terence. "Poe and the American Publishing Industry", as collected in "A Historical Guide to Edgar Allan Poe". Oxford University Press, 2001. p. 67. ISBN 0195121503]

Poetry

Tales

Other works

Essays

*"Maelzel's Chess Player" (April 1836 – "Southern Literary Messenger") [Sova, 276]
*"The Philosophy of Furniture" (May 1840 – "Burton's Gentleman's Magazine") [Sova, 186]
*"A Few Words on Secret Writing" (July 1841 – "Graham's Magazine") [Rosenheim, Shawn James. "The Cryptographic Imagination: Secret Writing from Edgar Poe to the Internet". Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. ISBN 9780801853326. p. 19]
*"Morning on the Wissahiccon" (1844 – "The Opal")
*"The Philosophy of Composition" (April 1846 – "Graham's Magazine")
*"" (March 1848 – Wiley & Putnam) [Sova, 82]
*"The Rationale of Verse" (October 1848 – "Southern Literary Messenger") [Silverman, 395]
*"The Poetic Principle" (December 1848 – "Southern Literary Messenger")

Novels

*"The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket" (First two installments, January/February 1837 – "Southern Literary Messenger", issued as complete novel in July 1838) [Meyers, 95-96]
*"The Journal of Julius Rodman" (First six installments, January–June 1840 – "Burton's Gentleman's Magazine") — Incomplete [Sova, 119]

Plays

*"Politian" (Two installments, December 1835–January 1836 – "Southern Literary Messenger") — Incomplete

Other

*"The Conchologist's First Book" (1839) — A textbook on sea shells to which Poe lent his name as author, though he did not write it
*"The Balloon-Hoax" (April 13, 1844) — A newspaper article that was actually a journalistic hoax [Quinn, 410]
*"The Light-House" (1849, never published in Poe's lifetime) — An incomplete work which may have been intended to be a short story or a novel [cite web| url = http://www.eapoe.org/works/info/pp069.htm |author = Edgar Allan Poe |title= 'The Light-House' |accessdate=2008-03-29| publisher = Edgar Allan Poe Society online]

Collections

Please note that this list of collections refers only to those printed during Poe's lifetime with his permission. Modern anthologies are not included.
*"Tamerlane and Other Poems" (credited by "a Bostonian") (1827)
*"Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems" (1829)
*"Poems" (1831, printed as "second edition") [Silverman, 68]
*"Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque" (December 1839) [Silverman, 153]
*"The Prose Romances of Edgar A. Poe" (1843) [Ostram, John Ward. "Poe's Literary Labors and Rewards" in "Myths and Reality: The Mysterious Mr. Poe". Baltimore: The Edgar Allan Poe Society, 1987. p. 40]
*"Tales" (1845, Wiley & Putnam) [Sova, 232]
*"The Raven and Other Poems" (1845, Wiley & Putnam) [Silverman, 299]

ee also

*Edgar Allan Poe's literary influence

References

Notes

ources

*cite book| title="The Unknown Poe: An Anthology of Fugitive Writings by Edgar Allan Poe"| last=Foye (editor) | First=Raymond| location=San Francisco | publisher=City Lights | date=1980 | isbn=0872861104
*cite book| title=Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe | last=Hoffman | first=Daniel | authorlink=Daniel Hoffman | location=Baton Rouge | publisher=Louisiana State University Press | date=1998 | id=ISBN 0807123218
*cite book | title=Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy | last=Meyers | first=Jeffrey | authorlink= | publisher=Cooper Square Press | location=New York | edition=Paperback ed. | date=1992 | pages= | isbn=0815410387
*cite book | title=Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography | last=Quinn | first=Arthur Hobson | authorlink= | publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press | location=Baltimore | edition=Paperback ed. | date=1998 | isbn=0801857309
*cite book | title=Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance | last=Silverman | first=Kenneth | authorlink=Kenneth Silverman | publisher=Harper Perennial | location=New York | edition=Paperback ed. | date=1991 | pages=171 | id=ISBN 0060923318
*cite book| title=Edgar Allan Poe: A to Z | last=Sova | first=Dawn B. | publisher=Checkmark Books | location=New York | date=2001 | id=ISBN 081604161X

External links

* [http://www.eapoe.org/works/index.htm The Works of Edgar Allan Poe] at the Edgar Allan Poe Society online — includes multiple versions of fiction, essays, criticisms
* [http://www.bartleby.com/226/0500.html Complete list of Poe's contributions] to various journals and magazines at bartleby.com
* [http://www.web-books.com/Classics/Poe/Contents.htm Complete fiction works of Poe] at [http://www.web-books.com www.web-books.com]