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Chapter III: Poe and the Picturesque: Theory and Practice.

Chapter 3 of the book "Grand and the Fair: Poe's Landscape Aesthetic and Pictorial Techniques" is presented. It explores the picturesque theory and practice of poet Edgar Allan Poe. It examines Poe's use of the term picturesque in his criticism. It also tries to apply Poe's theoretical concern with...

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Published in:Grand & the Fair: Poe's Landscape Aesthetics & Pictorial Techniques pp. 89 - 107
Main Author: Ljungquist, Kent
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1985
Subjects:
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
Poets
Picturesque, The, in literature
Criticism
Literary criticism
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Chapter 3 of the book "Grand and the Fair: Poe's Landscape Aesthetic and Pictorial Techniques" is presented. It explores the picturesque theory and practice of poet Edgar Allan Poe. It examines Poe's use of the term picturesque in his criticism. It also tries to apply Poe's theoretical concern with picturesqueness to his work "The Fall of the House of Usher."