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The Poetic Principle

"The Poetic Principle" is an essay by Edgar Allan Poe, written near the end of his life and published posthumously in 1850 (Poe died in 1849). It is a work of literary criticism, and one of the most complete (but still far from being truly complete) discussions of Poe's literary theory. It is based...
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That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful.

That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful.

Quotation taken from Edgar Allan Poe's essay "Th Poetic Principle", written toward the end of his life and published posthumously in 1850.
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Edgar Allan Poe
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I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

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Edgar Allan Poe
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1849
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