...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 novice. Undue brevity is just as exceptionable here as in a poem; but undue length is yet more to be...

...is absolute. Poe's rule serves to emphasize the one most important principle of short story writing. "In the whole composition there should be no word...kindred art, a sense of the fullest satisfaction." How well Poe lived up to his doctrine is best exemplified in his classic, "The Fall of the House of...

...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...kindred art, a sense of the fullest satisfaction. But was Poe sincere in these accounts of the insincerity of his works? He was a very keen analyst;...

...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 preestablished design. And by such means, with such care and skill, a picture is at length painted which leaves in the mind <>f him who contemplates it with a kindred art, a sense of the fullest satisfaction. The idea of the...

...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." This theory announces the modern story. When followed, it brings for the first time tension, long a...

...word written, of which the tendency, direct or indirect, is not to the one pre-established design. And 984 talc has been presented unblemished, because undisturbed; and this is an end unattainable by the novel....

...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...undisturbed; and this is an end unattainable by the novel. (Poe 1927, 188) (I would like to acknowledge here my debt to E. Deidre Pribram - one of my graduate...

...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...of the fullest satisfaction. The idea of the tale, its thesis, has been presented unblemished, because undisturbed — an end absolutely demanded, yet,...

...1842 review of Hawthorne's TwiceTold Tales, he argues that through a tale's well-executed "design" "a picture is at length painted which leaves in the...kindred art, a sense of the fullest satisfaction" (Poe 19843, 572). At most, Poe would reverse but not eliminate the usual binary relationship between...