“Neither in Nor Out of Blackwood's": The Marketing of Edgar Allan Poe’s Prose Address

<p>This dissertation seeks to help explain Poe's circulation of his journalism by performing close readings of both canonical works including "William Wilson" (1839) and "The Philosophy of Composition" (1846) and lesser-known articles such as "The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq." (1844) and "Loss of Breath" (1832/5). Chapter One describes Poe's involvement in the transatlantic literary marketplace prior to the enforcement of literary copyright. Chapters Two and Three treat his development of a literary brand in works including "Letter to B" (1831/6) and "A Reviewer Reviewed" by playing off his critical assertions against his practice as a critic. Chapters Four and Five treat Poe's fiction. Chapter Four charts Poe's development of a light gothic fictional mode that would appeal to both British and American readers. The final chapter explains Poe's "The Philosophy of Composition" as a guide to his construction of unreliable yet compelling storytellers throughout his tales and criticism.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Grantor

The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York

Year dc:date.available

2005

Author dc:creator

• Hartmann, Jonathan

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Marc Dolan

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• David S. Reynolds
• David S. Richter

• English Language and Literature

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1792

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:gc_etds-2820