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Chapter III
The French in Poe's Essays and Literary Criticisms
The average student of American literature thinks of Poe as the poet and short story writer. Poe, however, made rich contributions to the field of literary criticisms and it was largely this work that gained him his early reputation.(1) One finds more French references in the essays and critical reviews than in his tales. This was probably because Poe compared writers in these selections. As Poe wrote so many scathing remarks against plagiarism he attempted to justify certain passages he used by referring to writers and giving them the credit.
The words, phrases and references are tabulated as in Chapter II. Because of Poe's connection with so many periodicals some of his reviews appeared more than one time. Duplication of reviews have been checked so that French expressions and references in each review will be listed only once. [page 46:]
Pinakidia
(speaks of) Balzac, author of “La Manière de Bien Penser”, and Rochefoucauld.
(“Under a portrait of Tiberic Fiurelli, who invented the character Scaraouche, are these verses:
‘Cet illustre Comèdien
De son a rt trapa la carrière;
Il fut la maître de Molière,
Et la Nature fut le sien!’” [page 47:]
Later Criticisms
The Drama of Exile
[[. . . entries . . .]]
American Prose Writers
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The New Comedy by Mrs. Mowatt
[[. . . entries . . .]]
The Drama
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The American Drama
(“A biographist of Berryer calls him) ‘l’homme qui dans ses decriptions, demande la plus grande quantité possible d’antithèse.”
[[. . . more entries. . .]]
Thomas Hood
“jeu d’espirit”
“chevelier d’industrie”
A Wreath of Wild Flowers from New England
“badiange”
“espieglerie”
A Fable for Critics
“dessous des cartes”
About Critics and Criticism
“n’est pas si sage qu’il croit”
The Songs of Our Land
“Seul, cherchant dans l’espece un point qui me réponde.”
[The following footnotes appear at the bottom of page 45:]
1. Harrison, James A. Vol. I and II, Introduction, p. ix. Published by Thomas Y. Crowell and Co., New York, 1902.
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Notes:
None.
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[S:0 - RCT27, 1827] - Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Articles - A French Language and French Influence in the Works of Edgar Allan Poe (R. C. Tansil) (Chapter III)