Edgar Allan Poe: The Fever Called Living (Icons) (18 page)

Odes
(Horace),
7

opiates,
90

Oquawka Spectator
,
93
–
94

“Orion” (Horne),
66

orphans,
3
,
4

orris root,
96
–
97

Outis (alias),
68

parodies,
67
,
78
,
81

Parry, William,
19

Patterson, Edward Horton Norton,
93
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94

Pease, Peter,
14

Penn Magazine
,
46
–
47

Perley, Thaddeus (alias),
65

Perry, Edgar A. (alias),
19
–
21

Phantasy-Pieces
(Poe),
49

Philadelphia,
39
,
58

Philadelphia Saturday Courier
,
24
–
25

“The Philosophy of Composition” (Poe),
76
–
77

photos,
90

phrenology,
47
–
48
,
77
,
88

Pioneer
(magazine),
53

pirates,
56
–
57

pirating.
See
plagiarism

“The Pit and the Pendulum” (Poe),
52
–
53

plagiarism

laws,
64

by Poe,
38
,
43

of Poe,
29
,
67
,
81

playwriting,
30
–
31

Poe, David,
2

Poe, David, Jr. (Edgar’s father),
2
–
3

Poe, Edgar Allan.
See also
works

acting skills of,
9

admirers of,
103
–
4

adoption of,
3
–
5
,
14

as alcoholic,
30
,
52
,
54
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55
,
69
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70
,
74
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75
,
89
,
97
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98

aliases of,
14
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18
,
19
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21
,
65
,
68
,
91

anthology of,
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102

birth of,
2

burial site,
1
,
99
,
104
–
7

childhood of,
3
–
10

cipher solving by,
45
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46
,
48
,
56
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57
,
110

collected works of,
70
,
99
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102

college life of,
10
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12

critiques by,
33
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34
,
68
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69
,
71
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72
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77
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79
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101
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2

death desire of,
90
,
95
,
98

death of,
98
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99
,
104
–
5
,
112
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13

debts of,
12
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14
,
19
,
22
,
32
,
52

depression of,
29
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30
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52
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55
,
80
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83

disposition of,
11
,
55

editorial work of,
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,
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35
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46
,
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65

education of,
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,
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10
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23
,
33

with Ellis family,
7

fame of,
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57
,
67
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70
,
81
,
103
–
4

girlfriends of,
10

illness of,
79
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81
,
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95
,
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98

jobs of,
13
,
14
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15

language skills of,
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8
,
12

lectures given by,
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,
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,
71
,
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86
,
96

logic skills of,
41
,
46
,
76

magazines, attempts to start,
46
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47
,
54
,
55
,
72
,
73
,
93
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94

marriages of,
31
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33
,
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92
,
97

memorial monument to,
104
–
6
,
113

metaphysical beliefs of,
83
,
84
–
90

in military,
19
–
24

parents of,
2
–
3

parody and satire of,
67
,
78
,
81

as Perry, Edgar A.,
19
–
21

photo of,
90

phrenology interest of,
47
–
48
,
77
,
88

plagiarism by,
38
,
43

plagiarism of,
29
,
67
,
81

playwriting by,
30
–
31

in prison,
94

reading skills of,
5
–
6
,
7

religious views of,
83
,
84
–
90

sobriety of,
36
,
62
,
96

songwriting by,
64
–
65

spiritual views of,
83
,
84
–
90

style of,
26

suicide attempt of,
90

writing style of,
17
,
24
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25
,
34
,
49
–
50
,
66

Poe, Eliza Arnold,
2
,
3

Poe, Henry,
3
,
15
,
20
,
24

Poe, Neilson,
104
,
105

Poe, Rosalie,
3
,
15
,
96

Poe, Virginia Clemm

acrostic by,
74

death of,
80

illness of,
51
–
52
,
62
,
74
,
80

interest in,
24

marriage to Edgar,
31
–
33

Poems
(Poe),
23
–
24

poetry

“Al Aaraaf,”
22
,
72

Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems
,
22

“Annabel Lee,”
100
,
107

“The Bells,”
100

collected works of,
70
,
99
–
100

defining,
66

Latin game in,
7
–
8

logical formula for,
76
–
77

in military,
22
–
24

by Poe, Virginia Clemm,
74

in Poe family,
15
,
20

Poems
,
23
–
24

Poe’s first book of,
8
,
15
–
18

Poe’s inspirations in,
65

Poe’s style,
17
,
66

“The Raven,”
65
–
68
,
72
,
76

The Raven and Other Poems
,
72
–
73

recitations,
71
–
72
,
96

repetition,
66
,
82
,
100

Romantic,
17
,
23
,
65

“The Sleeper,”
23

“Tamerlane,”
17
–
18

Tamerlane and Other Poems
,
15
–
18
,
22

“To Annie,”
98

“Ulalume,”
81
–
82

See also specific titles

police archetype,
59

Politian
(Poe),
30
–
31

Preston, John,
9

prison,
94

“The Prose Romances of Edgar A. Poe” (
Graham’s
),
57

Prose Writers of America
(Griswold),
81

Providence, Rhode Island,
90
–
91

publishing.
See also
magazines
;
newspapers

hoaxes,
29
,
63
–
64
,
73

industry,
27
,
35

puns,
45

“The Purloined Letter” (Poe),
58
–
60

Putnam, George,
86

puzzles

in detective stories,
59
–
60

as games,
45
–
46
,
48
,
56
–
57
,
110

Pym
(Poe),
36
–
38
,
98
,
104

ratiocination,
49
,
59
,
103

“The Raven” (Poe),
65
–
68
,
72
,
76

The Raven and Other Poems
(Poe),
72
–
73

Raven Club,
103

Redpath, J. S.,
100

rejections

by Poe,
33
–
34
,
68
–
69
,
71
,
72
,
77
–
79
,
101
–
2

of Poe,
21
,
27
,
31
,
35
,
53

Le Rennet, Henri (alias),
14
–
18

repetition,
66
,
82
,
100

revenge theme,
78
,
93

“Reynolds” (possibly Jeremiah Reynolds),
98

Richmond, Virginia

Allan family’s move back to,
6
–
7

Poe family in,
3

Poe’s education in,
7
–
9

Poe’s return to,
89
,
95
–
96

Richmond Enquirer
,
3

“The Robber’s Tower” (
Blackwood’s
story),
43

Rodman
(Poe),
46

Rogers, Mary,
50

Romanticism,
17
,
23
,
65

Royster, Elmira,
10
,
95
–
96
,
97

“Rue Morgue” (Poe),
48
–
49
,
50
,
51
,
81

Sartain, John,
94

satire

horror, as theme,
24
–
25
,
27
–
28

of Poe,
67
,
78
,
81

Saturday Visiter
,
25
–
26

science

metaphysical,
83
,
84
–
90

phrenology and,
47
–
48
,
77
,
88

science fiction,
38
,
73
,
104

secret messages,
45
–
46
,
48
,
56
–
57
,
110

Sheppard Lee
(Bird),
33

Sherlock Holmes,
104

Shew, Marie Louise,
80
,
90

short stories.
See also
novels

“Berenice,”
27
–
28

“The Black Cat,”
57

“The Cask of Amontillado,”
78

contests,
24
–
26
,
56

detective,
48
–
51
,
58
–
60

“The Domain of Arnheim,”
82

“The Fall of the House of Usher,”
42
–
43

“A Fragment,”
20
–
21
,
110

“The Gold-Bug,”
56
–
57
,
62
–
63

“Hans Pfaall,”
29
,
106

“Hop-Frog,”
93

“The Imp of the Perverse,”
71

industry,
27
,
35

“Ligeia,”
40
–
41

“Maezel’s Chess Player,”
46

“The Man of the Crowd,”
47

“The Masque of the Red Death,”
51
–
52

“Mellonta Tauta,”
85
–
86

“Morella,”
28

“The Murders in the Rue Morgue,”
48
–
49
,
50
,
51
,
81

“The Mystery of Marie Roget,”
50
–
51
,
59

“The Pit and the Pendulum,”
52
–
53

Poe’s style,
24
–
25
,
34
,
49
–
50

“The Purloined Letter,”
58
–
60

Tales
,
70

Tales of the Folio Club
,
26
,
35

Tales of the Grotesque and

Arabesque
,
44

“The Tell-Tale Heart,”
53
,
57

“William Wilson,”
42
–
43