| Evidence: | Passages quoted in E. M. Forster's Commonplace Book, 1932, include this remark from Charles F. Richardson 'Critical Introduction' to The Complete Poems of Edgar Allan Poe: 'It may be added that Poe stands supreme, even in the only morally pure national literature the world has ever seen, in the absolute chastity of his every word.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1932 and 31 Dec 1932 | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Edward Morgan Forster |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1 Jan 1879 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Charles F. Richardson |
| Title: | 'Critical Introduction' |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | In The Complete Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908) p.lii. |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 20918 | |
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| Author: | E. M. Forster | |
| Editor: | Philip Gardner | |
| Title: | Commonplace Book | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1985 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 91 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | E. M. Forster, Philip Gardner (ed.), Commonplace Book (London, 1985), p. 91, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20918, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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