![]() ![]() at the cautious selections and rejections". at the fully matured fancies discarded in despair. ![]() He writes that no other author has yet admitted this because most writers would "positively shudder at letting the public take a peep behind the scenes. Poe dismissed the notion of artistic intuition and argued that writing is methodical and analytical, not spontaneous. He writes, " there is a distinct limit, as regards length, to all works of literary art - the limit of a single sitting " He especially emphasized this "rule" with regards to poetry, but also noted that the short story is superior to the novel for this reason. Poe believed that all literary works should be short. The three central elements of Poe's philosophy of composition are: Poe's explanation of the process of writing is so rigidly logical, however, that some have suggested the essay was meant as a satire or hoax. The author recounts this idealized process by which he says he wrote his most famous poem, " The Raven", to illustrate the theory, which is in deliberate contrast to the "spontaneous creation" explanation put forth, for example, by Coleridge as an explanation for his poem Kubla Khan. Generally, the essay introduces three of Poe's theories regarding literature. It is uncertain if it is an authentic portrayal of Poe's own method. The essay first appeared in the April 1846 issue of Graham's Magazine. Poe uses the composition of his own poem " The Raven" as an example. of a beautiful woman" is "unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world". ![]() He also makes the assertion that "the death. He concludes that length, "unity of effect" and a logical method are important considerations for good writing. " The Philosophy of Composition" is an 1846 essay written by American writer Edgar Allan Poe that elucidates a theory about how good writers write when they write well. "The Philosophy of Composition" first appeared in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature and Art, April, 1846, Philadelphia ![]()
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