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Title: The Philosophy of Composition

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Title: The Philosophy of Composition Title Record # 1007281
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Date: 1846-04-00
Type: ESSAY
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note:
  • First published in the April 1846 Graham's Magazine.
  • See the notes here and this OCR scan.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1846 The Philosophy of Composition [as by Edgar Poe]
Year Language Title
1902Translated by Hedda Moeller-Bruck [aka Hedda Eulenberg]
German Philosophie der Komposition
1982Translated by Ursula Wernicke
German Die Methode der Komposition
2013Translated by João Daltro
Portuguese
A filosofia da composição?A filosofia da composicao
2019Translated by Paulo Henriques Britto
Portuguese A filosofia da composição

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe 1850-01-10 Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield     xx+
483+
495
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The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe 1853-00-10 Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield     lv+
483+
xxxvi+
495+
607
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Tales of Mystery and Imagination and Poems 1855-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Clarke, Beeton & Co.     xxiv+
256+
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe 1856-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield     lv+
483+
xxxvi+
495+
607+
447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Mystery, Imagination and Humour: Second Series 1856-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Clarke, Beeton & Co. (Readable Books #9)     252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Mystery, Imagination and Humour 1878-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Ward, Lock     395
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Select Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Poetical and Prose 1880-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe W. J. Widdleton     clxxviii+
676
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Selections from Edgar Allan Poe: Prose and Poetry 1886-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Cassell & Company (Cassell's Red Library #22)  
2/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales and Prose Writings 1889-00-00 Edgar Poe Walter Scott     xxx+
312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Gedichte und Anderes 1902-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe J. C. C. Bruns (Edgar Allan Poes Werke in zehn Bänden #2)     232
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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Essays and Stories 1914-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe George Bell & Sons (Bohn's Popular Library #66)     xvi+
360
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms with New Notes 1927-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Walter J. Black, Inc.     1296
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Best Known Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms 1931-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Blue Ribbon Books     [32]+
918
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Portable Edgar Allan Poe 1945-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe The Viking Press (The Viking Portable Library)     xxxviii+
664
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Centenary Poe: Tales, Poems, Criticism, Marginalia, and Eureka 1949-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe John Lane, The Bodley Head  
15/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
559
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Indispensable Edgar Allan Poe 1950-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Book Society     xxxviii+
664
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Selected Poetry and Prose of Edgar Allan Poe 1951-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books)     xix+
428
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe 1956-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Houghton Mifflin (Riverside Editions #A11)     xxxiv+
508
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Checkmark
The Portable Edgar Allan Poe 1957-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe The Viking Press  
$1.45?$: US dollar
xxxviii+
664
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe 1967-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books (Penguin English Library #EL28)     540
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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Great Short Works of Edgar Allan Poe 1970-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Perennial Classic / Harper & Row     ix+
564
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe 1971-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books (Penguin English Library) 0-14-043028-8
£0.40?£: UK pound
540
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Odilon Redon Checkmark
Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe 1982-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books (Penguin English Library) 0-14-043028-8
£1.95?£: UK pound
540
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Odilon Redon Checkmark
Der Rabe 1982-10-16 Edgar Allan Poe Insel (
Insel-Bücherei?Insel-Buecherei
#1006)
3-458-19006-6
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
91
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Der Rabe 1985-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Insel (
Insel-Bücherei?Insel-Buecherei
#1006)
3-458-19006-6
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
91
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings 1986-04-00 Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 0-14-043291-4
£3.95?£: UK pound
539
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Odilon Redon  
Der Rabe 1989-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Insel (
Insel-Bücherei?Insel-Buecherei
#1006)
3-458-19006-6
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
91
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Der Rabe 1992-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Insel (
Insel-Bücherei?Insel-Buecherei
#1006)
3-458-19006-6
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
91
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Der Rabe 1993-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Insel (
Insel-Bücherei?Insel-Buecherei
#1006)
3-458-19006-6
DM 16.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
91
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Der Rabe 1995-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Insel (
Insel-Bücherei?Insel-Buecherei
#1006)
3-458-19006-6
DM 16.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
91
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Edgar Allan Poe 1997-01-15 Edgar Allan Poe J. M. Dent (Everyman's Poetry #15) 0-460-87804-2
£1.00?£: UK pound
xix+
104
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Peter Goodfellow  
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings 2003-03-27 Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 0-14-143981-5
£6.99?£: UK pound
lx+
488
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll John Byam Liston Checkmark
Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 2009-09-01 Edgar Allan Poe Vintage Books (Vintage Classics) 978-0-307-47477-3
$12.00?$: US dollar
256
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 2011-02-16 Edgar Allan Poe Vintage Books (Vintage Classics) 978-0-307-78140-6
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
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Nota do Tradutor, March 2013 2013-03-00 ed. Gleiton Lentz
Revista de Tradução Literária e Biblioteca Digital?Revista de Traducao Literaria e Biblioteca Digital
(
Revista Literária em Tradução?Revista Literaria em Traducao
#6)
     
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
mag  
O corvo 2019-02-08 Edgar Allan Poe Companhia das Letras 978-85-359-3168-6
R$44.90?R$: Brazilian real
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Alceu Chiesorin Nunes  
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