...word written, of which the tendency, direct or indirect, is not to the one preestablished design . And by such means, with such care and skill, a picture...undisturbed ; and this is an end unattainable by the novel." If we assent to Foe's reasoning we are at once upon firm ground. The short story in prose literature...

...word written, of which the tendency, direct or indirect, is not to the one pre-established design. And by such means, with such care and skill, a picture is at length painted which leaves 1n the mind of him who contemplates it with a kindred art, a sense of the fullest satisfaction. The...

...word written, of which the tendency, direct or indirect, is not to the one preestablished design. And by such means, with such care and skill, a picture...undisturbed ; and this is an end unattainable by the novel." 1 i Works, ii. 197, 198. ""7 In Poe's best tales it is this ideal absolutely real- ( ized that has...

...word written, of which the tendency, direct or indirect, is not to the one preestablished design. And by such means, with such care and skill, a picture...undisturbed ; and this is an end unattainable by the novel." In all Poe's stories, subtly conceived and cleverly and exquisitely executed as some of them iucontestably...

...word written, of which the tendency, direct or indirect, is not to the one preestablished design. And by such means, with such care and skill, a picture...undisturbed; and this is an end unattainable by the novel." Rigorously insisted upon, this may seem to be asking too much, and of course Poe himself, in his own...

...word written, of which the tendency, direct or indirect, is not to the one preestablished design. And by such means, with such care and skill, a picture...undisturbed ; and this is an end unattainable by the novel." In 1846 he publishes his "Philosophy of Composition"7 in which he analyzes the structure of "The 'Raven"...

...word written of which the tendency, direct or indirect, is not to the one pre-established design. And by such means, with such care and skill, a picture...leaves in the mind of him who contemplates it with a TiTnc!re~ct art, a sense of the fullest satisfaction." Without a clear understanding of Poe's principles...

...preferred the short story to the novel. Only in the short story, he said, could the " effect " be " unblemished, because undisturbed, and this is an end unattainable by the novel." Poe's genius did not lie in character-drawing. His heroines, such as Madeline and Ligeia, are shadowy...

...word written, of which the tendency, direct or indirect, is not to the one pre-established design. And by such means, with such care and skill a picture...kindred art a sense of the fullest satisfaction." Any selection will afford illustration of this truth, but notwithstanding its obviousness many teachers...

...word written of which the tendency, direct or indirect, is not to the one pre-established design. And by such means, with such care and skill, a picture...kindred art, a sense of the fullest satisfaction." Without a clear understanding of Foe's principles and methods, as thus set forth, we shall not be able...