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The Literary Criticism of Edgar Allan Poe


	This selection of Poe's literary criticisms is just in the beginning stages. Within these selections, all original punctuation, abbreviations and spellings have been retained. Where these spellings differ greatly from modern spellings, the most current form is noted in brackets immediately following the word. A number of obvious variants, such as "colour" for "color," reflect conventions to which we no longer adhere, but which were considered acceptable during Poe's lifetime and are left to stand without additional commentary. For manuscript material, including Poe's own corrections to printed sources, text contained within angle brackets "<...>" shows annotations made by Poe himself for the main text given. Reversed double-angle brackets ">>...<<" show text that Poe has canceled by striking or scratching out. Text contained within square brackets "[...]" is not part of the original. This text is intended as notes or corrections of typographical errors. In the original printings, some text occasionally appears within square brackets "[...]." In such cases, these have been changed to standard parentheses to avoid confusion. (Note: Over time, we will be changing our previously stated policy concerning square brackets to retain Poe's usage and distinguish our own editorial notes by enclosing these in double-square brackets "[[...]]".) Since most of the literary criticism of Poe's era is unsigned, attribution is a complex and divisive issue. All items included here have been attributed to Poe at one time or another, but are subject to further analysis as our project proceeds. In general, uncertain attributions are noted by the presence of a question mark ("?"), with more question marks ("???") being used to denote less certain items. A few doubtful items are included merely because they have not been disproven. Again, these marks are not definitive at this stage. At the end of each selection, beyond the "End of Text" tag, is a code, such as "[S:1]". This code is intended as an internal marker for keeping track of verification of the text. In general, a value of "[S:0]" or the total absence of the code notes that the text has been entered, but not yet verified. Anyone who has ever tried to proofread a large volume of text will appreciate the inherent difficulties.

The Collections and Books:

During his lifetime, Poe planned, but never published a collection of his literary notices. A posthumous collection, edited by Rufus Wilmot Griswold, incorporates a few of his reviews, taken from the material Poe had accumulated for "Literary America." These collections are listed chronologically.

Living Writers of American (late1846-1847, manuscript expansion of Poe's "Literati" series, incomplete and unpublished during Poe's lifetime) [The full manuscript was first published, with extensive notes, by Burton R. Pollin, "The Living Writers of America: A Manuscript by Edgar Allan Poe," Studies in the American Renaissance, 1991, Charlottesville: The University Press of Virginia, 1991, pp.151-211.]

The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe (1850, volume III: The Literati, etc.; and 1856, volume IV: Pym &c. — WORKS)

See also "The Literati" and "Literary America." (In addition, a number of reviews and comments about authors may be found in Poe's series of "Marginalia.")

The Literary Criticism:

	These items are arranged alphabetically by the name of the author who is the subject of the review or notice. Within each name, the items are listed chronologically. Few of these items were published under any specific title and most are, therefore, given here as "Review of . . " or "Notice of . . . ." It should also be noted that most of these reviews did not carry the name of the reviewer. The authorship of specific items is a topic long researched and debated. Some notices are signed, but for most, the attribution to Poe is necessarily the result of conjecture. Scroll down, or select letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Ainsworth, William Harrison (1805-1882) Review of Guy Fawkes (November 1841, text "A" — Graham's)
Anderson, William Review of Oration on the Life and Character of the Rev. Joseph Caldwell, D. D. (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Anonymous Notice of Rose Hill (February 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Notice of Nobel Deeds of Women (February 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Annuals and Gift Books Review of The Gift (for 1836) (September 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The English Annuals (for 1836) (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Anthon, Charles (1787-1867) Review of Sallust's Jurgurthine War (May 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of Select Orations of Cicero (January 1837, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities Review of A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (April 12, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal) Review of A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (May 1845, text "B" — Southern Literary Messenger)

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Barrett, Eaton Stannard Review of The Heroine: or Adventures of Cherubina (?) (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Barrett, Elizabeth Barrett (previously Moulton, later Browning) (1806-1861) Short notices of Elizabeth Barrett Barrett Short notice (?) (October 8, 1844 — Evening Mirror) (Woodberry, 1909, II, p. 101) Short notice (?) (December 7, 1844 — Evening Mirror) (Woodberry, 1909, II, p. 101) Review of The Drama of Exile, and other Poems Review of The Drama of Exile, and other Poems - part I (January 4, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal) Review of The Drama of Exile, and other Poems - part II (January 11, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal) Review of The Drama of Exile, and other Poems - parts I & II (1848, text "B" — "Whitman" copy of Broadway Journal (January 4 an 11, 1845) with two manuscript corrections.) "Elizabeth Barrett Barrett" (1850, text "C" — Works)
Bird, Robert Montgomery (1806-1854) Review of Calavar (?) (February 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (Poe's authorship has been disputed.) Review of The Infidel (?) (June 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of Sheppard Lee (September 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The Hawks of Hawk-Hollow Review of The Hawks of Hawk-Hollow (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) "Robert M. Bird" (1850, text "B" — Works) (includes paragraphs from the Sheppard Lee review.)
Bland, Theodorick (1777-1846) Review of Report of Case Decided in the High Court of Chancery in Maryland Review of Report of Case Decided in the High Court of Chancery in Maryland (October 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (brief excerpt) Marginalia item CLXXXI (1850, text "B" — Works) (In the original this item is misnumbered as CLXXX.)
Bolles, William Review of An Explanatory and Phongraphic Dictionary of the English Language (June 14, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal)
Brainard, John Gardiner Calkins (1796-1828) "A Few Words About Brainard" "A Few Words About Brainard" (February 1842, text "A" — Grahams) "J. G. C. Brainard" (1850, text "B" — Works)
Bridgeman, Thomas Notice of The Young Gardener's Assistant (7th edition) (March 18, 1840, text "A" — Alexander's Weekly Messenger) (A brief notice)
Brougham, Lord Henry Peter (1778-1868) Review of The Critical and Miscellaneous Writings Review of The Critical and Miscellaneous Writings (March 1842, text "A" — Graham's) (brief excerpt) Marginalia item CCXVIII (1850, text "B" — Works)
Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878) Review of Poems (January 1837, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) "A Notice of William Cullen Bryant" (May 1840, text "A" — Burton's) Review of Complete Poetical Works Review of Complete Poetical Works (April 1846, text "A" — Godey's Lady's Book) "William Cullen Bryant" (1850, text "B" — Works)
Bulwer, Edward Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton) (1803-1873) Notice of The Student (?) (July 11, 1835 — Baltimore American) (possibly by Poe, attributed by Mabbott) Review of Rienzi, The Last of the Tribunes Review of Rienzi, The Last of the Tribunes (February 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (Excerpt) Marginalia item CLXXV (1850, text "B" — Works) (In the original this item is misnumbered as CLXXIV.) "Bulwer Used Up" (May 6, 1840, text "A" — Alexander's Weekly Messenger) Review of Night and Morning (April 1841, text "A" — Graham's) Review of The Critical and Miscellaneous Writings of Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer (November 1841, text "A" — Graham's) Review of Zanoni (???) (June 1842, text "A" — Graham's) (doubtfully by Poe) Review of Poems by Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer (February 8, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal)
Butler, Frances Anne Review of Journal (???) (May 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (doubtfully by Poe)
Byron (see Wolfe, Rev. Charles)

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Campbell, Thomas Review of Life of Petrarch Review of Life of Petrarch (September 1841, text "A" — Graham's) (excerpt) Marginalia item CLXXXVII (1850, text "B" — Works) (In the original, this item is misnumbered CLXXXVI.)
Carey, Mathew Review of Carey's Autobiography (February 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Chamier, Frederick (1796-1870) Review of The Spitfire (February 1840, text "A" — Burton's)
Chandler, Joseph Ripley (1792-1880) Review of An Address, Delivered Before the Goethean and Diagnothian Societies of Marshall College (December 1839, text "A" — Burton's)
Channing, William Ellery (1780-1842) "Our Amateur Poets -- William Ellery Channing" "Our Amateur Poets -- William Ellery Channing" (August 1843, text "A" — Graham's) "William Ellery Channing" (1850, text "B" — Works) "William Ellery Channing" (October 1850, text "C" — Southern Literary Messenger) (Printed from text "B," prior to publication. This excerpt includes only about the first third of the full text.)
Chorley, Henry Fothergill ("Paul Bell") (1808-1872) Review of Conti the Discarded with Other Tales and Fancies (February 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of Memorials of Mrs. Hemans (October 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Cockton, Henry Review of Stanley Thorn Review of Stanley Thorn (January 1842, text "A" — Graham's) Review of Stanley Thorn (1850, text "B" — Works)
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834) Note on Table Talk (?) (July 22, 1835 — Baltimore American) (possibly by Poe, attributed by Mabbott, but mistakenly dated as July 16, 1835.) Review of Letters, Conversations and Recollections of S. T. Coleridge (June 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Colman, Samuel Review of Hyperion: A Romance (October 1839, text "A" — Burton's)
Cone, Spencer Wallace Review of The Proud Ladye (June 1840, text "A" — Burton's)
Conrad, Robert T. "Our Contributors No. XII -- Robert T. Conrad" (June 1844, text "A" — Graham's)
Cooke, Philip Pendleton Review of Froissart Ballads and Other Poems (?) (May 1847, text "A" — Graham's)
Cooper, James Fenimore (1789-1851) Sketches of Switzerland "Sketches of Switzerland (Part I)" (May 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) "Sketches of Switzerland (Part II)" (October 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The History of the Navy (July 1839, text "A" — Burton's) Review of Wyandotte, or the Hutted Knoll Review of Wyandotte, or the Hutted Knoll (November 1843, text "A" — Graham's) "J. Fenimore Cooper" (1850, text "B" — Works) Review of Ned Myer (January 1844, text "A" — Graham's)

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Dacre, Lady Barbarina Brand (1768-1854) Review of Tales of the Peerage and the Peasantry (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Dalton, James F. Review of Peter Snook, a Tale of the City; Follow your Nose; and other Strange Tales Review of Peter Snook (October 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Magazine-Writing — Peter Snook (June 7, 1845, text "B" — Broadway Journal) "Magazine-Writing — Peter Snook" (1856, text "C" — Works)
Davidson, Lucretia Maria (1808-1825) Review of Poetical Remains (December 1841, text "A" — Graham's) "Margaret Miller and Lucretia Maria Davidson" (1850, text "B" — Works)
Davidson, Margaret Miller (1823-1838) Review of Biography and Poetical Remains (August 1841, text "A" — Graham's) "Margaret Miller and Lucretia Maria Davidson" (1850, text "B" — Works) (See also Poe's lecture fragment from "The Poets and Poetry of America")
Dawes, Rufus (1803-1859) "The Poetry of Rufus Dawes, a Retrospective Criticism" "[Review of Geraldine, Athenia of Damascus, and Miscellaneous Poems, by Rufus Dawes. (New York: Samuel Colman), 1839.]" (May 1839, text "A" — manuscript, apparently lost. Poe prepared this review for Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, but the owner and proprietor, William E. Burton, declined the article, regretting "the word-catching tone of your critique" and noting that he prefers to "deal leniently with the faults of genius" (W. E. Burton to Poe, May 30, 1839). Poe seems to have retained the manuscript, perhaps planning to use it in his own proposed magazine, "The Penn," for which he was unable to obtain the necessary financial backing. About July 1842, he offered the article to J. and H. G Langley, editors of The Democratic Review, with the promise of a half page introduction "to supersede the old beginning" and give it the "character of a general & retrospective review." The Langley's apparently chose not to buy the article and returned the manuscript. Poe eventually arranged to have it printed in the October 1842 issue of Graham's.) "The Poetry of Rufus Dawes, a Retrospective Criticism" (October 1842, text "B" — Graham's) "Rufus Dawes" (1850, text "C" — Works)
Defoe, Daniel (also De Foe) (1660-1731) Review of The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Review of Robinson Crusoe (January 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (excerpts) Marginalia item CCXX (1850, text "B" — Works)
Dickens, Charles ("Boz") (Charles John Huffam Dickens) (1812-1870) Review of Watkins Tottle, and other Sketches Review of Watkins Tottle, and other Sketches (June 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (excerpt) Marginalia item CCXIII (1850, text "B" — Works) Notice of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (November 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (December 1839, text "A" — Burton's) Review of The Old Curiosity Shop and other Tales and Master Humphrey's Clock Review of The Old Curiosity Shop and other Tales and Master Humphrey's Clock (May 1841, text "A" — Graham's) (excerpts) Marginalia items CCXII, CCXV, CCXVI, CCIX and CCXXII (1850, text "B" — Works) Review of Barnaby Rudge Review of Barnaby Rudge (May 1, 1841, text "A" — Saturday Evening Post) Review of Barnaby Rudge (February 1842, text "B" — Graham's) Review of Barnaby Rudge (1850, text "C" — Works) Reprints: Review of Barnaby Rudge (June 1, 1913 — New York Times Book Review Supplement) (reprinted version of the review from the SEP) Review of Barnaby Rudge (July 1913 — The Dickensian) (first appearance in book form of the original version of the review from the SEP)
Drake, Joseph Rodman (1795-1820) Review of The Culprit Fay (Drake) and Alnwick Castle (Halleck) (April 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (See also "Fancy and Imagination: Drake's Culprit Fay and Moore's Alciphron")
Duncan, Henry Review of Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons Review of Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons - Part I (February 1840, text "A" — Burton's) Review of Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons - Part II (March 1840, text "A" — Burton's)

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Ellet, Elizabeth Frieze (or Fries) (1818-1877) Review of Poems; Translated and Original (January 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (This review is a combined examination of Zinzendorff, and other Poems (Sigourney), Poems (Gould) and Poems; Translated and Original (Ellet).) Notice of "Elizabeth Frieze Ellet" "Elizabeth Frieze Ellet" (1848, text "A" — Literary America manuscript) "Elizabeth Frieze Ellet" (1850, text "B" — Works)
Euripides (@ 480 B.C. - @ 406 B.C.) Review of The Classical Family Library, XV, XVI and XVII: Euripides (September 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)

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Fauvel-Gouraud, Francis (also Gourand) Review of Phreno-Mnemotechny Notice of Phreno-Mnemotechny - Part I (April 12, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal) Notice of Phreno-Mnemotechny - Part II (April 19, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal) Review of Phreno-Mnemotechny (May 1845, text "B" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Fay, Theodore Sedgwick (also Sedgewick) (1807- 1898) Review of Norman Leslie: A Tale of the Present Times (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Fouqué, Baron Fredrich Heinrich Karl de la Motte ("Pellegrin") (1777-1843) Review of Undine: A Miniature Romance (September 1839, text "A" — Burton's)

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Glass, Francis Review of Washingtonii Vita (A Life of Washington in Latin Prose) Review of Washingtonii Vita (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of Washingtonii Vita (1836, text "B" — one of several "Testimonials" printed as advertisements in A Life of George Washington) (reprinted from the Southern Literary Messenger, without Poe's name)
Godwin, William (1756-1836) Review of Lives of the Necromancers (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Gooch, Richard Review of Nuts to Crack (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Gould, Hannah Flagg (1789-1865) Review of Poems (January 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (This review is a combined examination of Zinzendorff, and other Poems (Sigourney), Poems (Gould) and Poems; Translated and Original (Ellet).)
Griswold, Rufus Wilmot (1815-1857) Review of The Poets and Poetry of America Review of Poets and Poetry of America (?) (June 1842, text "A" — Graham's) "Griswold's American Poetry" (November 1842 — Boston Miscellany) "Rufus W. Griswold and the Poets" (1850, text "B" — Works) (This notice combined the reviews of The Poets and Poetry of America and The Female Poets of America.) Review of The Female Poets of America (February 1849, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (See also, Poe's review of "The Prose Works of John Milton," edited by Griswold)

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Haldeman, Samuel Stehman (1812-1880) Review of A Monograph of The Limniades (February 1840, text "A" — Burton's)
Hale, Sarah Josepha (also Buell) (1788-1879) Review of Traits of American Life (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The Good Housekeeper (?) (December 1839, text "A" — Burton's Gentleman's Magazine)
Hall, Captain Basil Review of Patchwork Review of Patchwork (April 1841, text "A" — Graham's) (Excerpt) Marginalia item CLXXXV (1850, text "B" — Works) (In the original this item is misnumbered as CLXXXIV.)
Hall, Samuel Carter (1801-1889) Review of The Book of Gems: The Poets and Artists of Great Britain Review of The Book of Gems: The Poets and Artists of Great Britain (August 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The Book of Gems (May 17, 1845, text "B" — Broadway Journal) (Excerpt) Marginalia item CLXXXVI (1850, text "C" — Works) (In the original this item is misnumbered as CLXXXV.)
Halleck, Fitz-Greene Review of The Culprit Fay (Drake) and Alnwick Castle (Halleck) (April 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Our Contributors No. VIII -- Fitz-Greene Halleck" (September 1843, text "A" — Graham's)
Hawks, Francis Lister (1798-1866) Review of Contributions to the Ecclesiastical History of the United States of America (March 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804-1864) Review of Twice-Told Tales (April 1842 — Graham's Magazine) Review of Twice-Told Tales (May 1842 — Graham's Magazine) "Tale-Writing -- Nathaniel Hawthorne" "Tale-Writing -- Nathaniel Hawthorne" (before December 15, 1846, "Houghton" Manuscript fragment) (Poe says the MS is sent in his letter to Eveleth, Dec. 15, 1846.) "Tale-Writing -- Nathaniel Hawthorne" (November 1847 — Godey's Lady's Book) (A review of Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an Old Manse) "Nathaniel Hawthorne" (1850 — Works) Reprints: "The Tale Writer and His Art" (1888 — Library of American Literature, New York: Charles L. Webster & Company) (reprinted from the 1850 Works)
Hazlitt, William (1778-1830) Review of The Characters of Shakspeare (August 16, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal)
Headley, Joel Tyler (1813-1897) Review of The Sacred Mountains "Joel T. Headley" (1850, text "A" — Works) "Joel T. Headley" (October 1850, text "B" — Southern Literary Messenger) (Printed from text "A," prior to publication.)
Heber, Reginald (1783-1826) Notice of Poetical Works Notice of Poetical Works (January 1842, text "A" — Graham's) Marginalia item CCXXIII (1850, text "B" — Works)
Hewitt, Mary E. Review of The Songs of Our Land, and Other Poems (February 1846, text "A" — Godey's)
Hirst, Henry Beck (1813-1874) Review of The Coming of the Mammoth, etc. (July 12, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal) "Henry B. Hirst" "[Henry B. Hirst]" (@1848, text "A" — "Barrett" and "Koester" manuscript fragments) (This manuscript was apparently prepared as part of Poe's "Marginalia" series.) "Henry B. Hirst" (@1849, text "B" — "Griswold" manuscript roll) (This version was printed by Griswold in Works, 1850) "Henry B. Hirst" (1850, text "C" — Works)
Hood, Thomas (1799-1845) Review of Prose and Verse (August 9, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal)
Horne, Richard Hengst (also Richard Henry Horne) (1803-1884) Review of Orion: an Epic Poem in Three Books Notice of Orion: an Epic Poem in Three Books (January 1844, text "A" — Graham's) Review of Orion: an Epic Poem in Three Books (March 1844, text "A" — Graham's) "R. H. Horne" (1850, text "B" — Works)

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Ingraham, Joseph Holt (1809-1866) Review of The South-West (January 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of Lafitte: the Pirate of the Gulf (August 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Irving, Washington (1783-1859) Review of The Crayon Miscellany (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of Astoria Review of Astoria (January 1837, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of Astoria (1856, text "B" — Works) See also Poe's Review of Biography and Poetical Remains of Margaret Miller Davidson

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James, George Payne Rainsford (1801?-1860) Review of Lives of Richelieu, Count Oxenstiern, Count Olivarez and Cardinal Mazarin Review of Lives of Richelieu, etc (October 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (Excerpt) Marginalia item CLXXVI (1850, text "B" — Works) (In the original this item is misnumbered as CLXXV.)
Jones, George Review of Ancient America (March 1845, text "A" — Aristidean) (With a woodcut embellishment by F. O. C. Darley)

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Kennedy, John Pendleton (1795-1870) Review of Horse-Shoe Robinson (May 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)

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Lever, Charles James ("Harry Lorrequer") (1806-1872) Review of Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon Review of Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon (March 1842, text "A" — Graham's) "Charles Lever" (1850, text "B" — Works)
Leslie, Eliza (1787-1858) Review of Pencil Sketches (Second Series) (June 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Lewis, Estelle Anna (Estelle Anna Blanche Robinson) (1824-1880) Notice of Estella Anna Lewis "The Literati of New-York — S. Anna Lewis" (1848, text "A" — Manuscript fragment) "The Literati of New-York — S. Anna Lewis" (August 1848, text "B" — United States Magazine and Democratic Review) "Mrs. Lewis' Poems [Review of The Child of the Sea and other Poems]" (September 1848, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Notice of Estella Anna Lewis "[Sarah Anna Lewis]" (about November 1848, text "A" — "Young" Manuscript fragments) (These fragments also include printed selections and several pages in the hand of Mrs. Lewis.) "Sarah Anna Lewis" (?) (1849, text "B" — The Female Poets of America) (The identical review was reprinted in the second edition, for which there are several printings, 1849-1854. The attribution is somewhat problematic and has been disputed. It appears that it may best be termed a "collaboration" since it seems to have been mostly written, or reworked, by Griswold.) "Estelle Anna Lewis" "Estelle Anna Lewis" (text "A" — "Griswold" and other Manuscript fragments) "Estelle Anna Lewis" (1850, text "B" — Works) [Memorandum on Mrs. E. A. Lewis] (February 14, 1849, text "A" — "Thomas" Manuscript) Notice of Mrs. Lewis' The Child of the Sea and other Poems (April 1849, text "A" — Graham's Magazine) "Mrs. Lewis' Poems" (April 1849, text "A" — Western Quarterly Review)
Lewis, Tayler (1802-1877) Review of Plato Contra Atheos (June 21, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal)
Lieber, Francis (also Franz) (1800-1872) Review of Reminiscences of an Intercourse with Mr. Niebuhr (January 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882) Review of Outre-Mer (June 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of Hyperion, a Romance (October 1839, text "A" — Burton's) Review of Voices of the Night (February 1840, text "A" — Burton's) "Tennyson vs Longfellow" (February 12, 1840, text "A" — Alexander's Weekly Messenger) Review of Ballads and other Poems Review of Ballads and other Poems - part I (March 1842, text "A" — Graham's) Review of Ballads and other Poems - part II (April 1842, text "A" — Graham's) "Longfellow's Ballads" (1850, text "B" — Works) The Little Longfellow War (See also "Tennyson vs Longfellow," above.) Part I - Review of The Waif "Longfellow's Waif" (part I) (January 13, 1845, text "A" — Evening Mirror) "Longfellow's Waif" (part II) (January 14, 1845, text "A" — Evening Mirror) "Longfellow's Waif" (Part III) (January 20, 1845, text "A" — Evening Mirror) (includes letter by "H" and Poe's "Post Notes by the Critic.") Review of The Waif - (parts I & II) (January 25, 1845, text "B" — Weekly Mirror) Letter by "H" and Post Notes by the Critic (January 25, 1845, text "B" — Weekly Mirror) Part II - Imitation -- Plargiarism "Imitation -- Plagiarism -- Mr. Poe's Reply to the Letter of Outis . . ." (March 8, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal) (Includes the reply of "Outis" from the Evening Mirror, March 1, 1845) "A Continuation of the Voluminous History of the Little Longfellow War . . ." (March 15, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal) "More of the Voluminous History of the Little Longfellow War . . ." (March 22, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal) "Imitation — Plagiarism — The conclusion of Mr. Poe's Reply to the Letter of Outis" (March 29, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal) "Imitation — Plagiarism — Postscript" (April 5, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal) Part III - "Longfellow's Poems" (April 1845, text "A" — Aristidean) (With a woodcut embellishment by F. O. C. Darley) "Mr. Longfellow and Other Plagiarists" (1850, text "B" — Works) See also "The American Drama"
Longstreet, Augustus Baldwin (1790-1870) Review of Georgia Scenes, Characters, Incidents, &c (March 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Lord, William Wilberforce (1819-1907) Review of Poems (May 24, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal) "William W. Lord" (1850, text "B" — Works)
Lowell, James Russell (1819-1891) Notice of the Pioneer (for January) (@ mid-January 1843, text "A" — Saturday Museum) Review of Poems (March 1844, text "A" — Graham's) Review of A Fable for Critics Review of A Fable for Critics (March 1849, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) "James Russell Lowell" (1850, text "B" — Works)

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Macaulay, Thomas Babington (Baron Macaulay of Rothley) (1800-1859) Review of Critical and Miscellaneous Essays Review of Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (June 1841, text "A" — Graham's) "Thomas Babington Macaulay" (1850, text "B" — Works)
Magazines and Newspapers Review of The New England Magazine (for September) (September 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The American Quartely Review (for June) (June 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The Edinburgh Review (for July) (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The American Almanac (for 1836) (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The Westminster Review (for July) (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The London Quarterly Review (for July) (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The North American Review (for October) (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Notice of New York Mirror (for December 28, 1839) (January 1, 1840, text "A" — Alexander's Weekly Messenger) Notice of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine (for February) (January 29, 1840, text "A" — Alexander's Weekly Messenger) Notice of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine (for April) (April 1, 1840, text "A" — Alexander's Weekly Messenger) Notice of The Virginia Star (March 18, 1840, text "A" — Alexander's Weekly Messenger) See also Southern Literary Messenger and "Our Magazine Literature"
Malibran, Madame Maria Felicia (Maria Felicia Garcia) (Madame de Beriot) (1808-1836) Review of Memoirs and Letters of Madame Malibran (May 1840, text "A" — Burton's)
Marryatt, Frederick ("Captain Marryatt") (1792-1848) Review of Joseph Rushbrook, or the Poacher Review of Joseph Rushbrook, or the Poacher (September 1841, text "A" — Graham's) "Francis Marryatt" (1850, text "B" — Works)
Martin, Joseph Review of A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of Virginia (February 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Mathews, Cornelius (1817-1889) Review of Wakondah; The Master of Life. A Poem Review of Wakondah; The Master of Life. A Poem (February 1842, text "A" — Graham's) "Cornelius Mathews" (1850, text "B" — Works) Review of Big Abel and the Little Manhattan (November 1845, text "A" — Godey's Lady's Book)
Mattson, Morris Review of Paul Ulric: Or the Adventures of an Enthusiast (February 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Maxwell, William Review of A Memoir of the Reverend John H. Rice (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Miles, Mrs. L. Review of Phrenology, and the Moral Influence of Phrenology (March 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Milton, John Review of The Prose Works of John Milton (edited by R. W. Griswold) (September 27, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal)
Minor, Lucian (1802-1858) Review of An Address on Education (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Miscellaneous Critical Notices and Literary Intelligence (August 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of Blackbeard (June 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The Canons of Good Breeding (November 1839, text "A" — Burton's) Note on French Tragedy (?) (June 22, 1835 — Baltimore American) (possibly by Poe, attributed by Mabbott) "The American Drama" "The American Drama" (August 1845, text "A" — American Whig Review) "Mr. Longfellow, Mr. Willis and the American Drama" (1850, text "B" — Works) Our Bookshelves" (One or two installments of the series of comments on current books may be by Poe.) "Our Bookshelves (III)" (?) (September 1845, text "A" — Aristidean) "Our Bookshelves (IV)" (?) (October 1845, text "A" — Aristidean)
Moore, Thomas (also Thomas Little, Thomas Brown the Younger) (1779-1852) Review of Alciphron, a Poem Review of Alciphron, a Poem (January 1840, text "A" — Burton's) "Fancy and Imagination: Drake's Culprit Fay and Moore's Alciphron" (1850, text "B" — Works) Review of The History of Ireland (volume I) (June 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Morgan, Susan Rigby Review of The Swiss Heiress; or The Bride of Destiny -- A Tale (October 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Morris, George Pope (1802-1864) Review of National Melodies of America Review of National Melodies of America (December 1839, text "A" — Burton's) Comment Morris, in Marginalia (April 1849, text "B" — Southern Literary Messenger) "George P. Morris" (1850, text "C" — Works) Review of Where Hudson's Wave, Ida (February 1840, text "A" — Burton's)
Mowatt, Anna Cora (later Ritchie) (1822-1870) Review of Fashion (March 29, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal)

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Newnham, W. Review of Human Magnetism (April 5, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal)

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Osborn, Laughton (1809-1878) Review of Confessions of a Poet (April 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (See also the "Literati" and "Literary America")
Osgood, Frances Sargent (formerly Locke) (1811-1850) Review of "A Wreath of Wild Flowers from New England" and "Poems" (March 1846 — Godey's) Notice of Frances Sargent Osgood (August 1849, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)

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Park, Roswell Review of Pantalogy (March 1842, text "A" — Graham's)
Paulding, James Kirke (1778-1860) Review of A Life of Washington Review of A Life of Washington (May 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Marginalia item CXCIII (1850, text "B" — Works) (In the original this item is misnumbered as CXCII.)
Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849) Notice of Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (?) (January 1840, text "A" — Burton's) (A one-sentence notice. Authorship uncertain.) Review of Tales (?) (October 1845 — Aristidean) (Mabbott attributes this review to T. D. English.) "A Reviewer Reviewed" (under the pseudonym of Walter G. Bowen) "A Reviewer Reviewed" (summer 1849, text "A" — "Graham" manuscript, unfinished) "A Reviewer Reviewed" (March 15, 1896, text "B," abridged — New York Journal) Reprints "A Reviewer Reviewed" (1926, Phillips, E. A. Poe the Man, vol. II, pp. 961-967.)
Power, Marguerite (Countess of Blessington) (1789-1849) Review of The Governesss (January 1840, text "A" — Burton's) (A short review)
Pue, Hugh A. Review of English Grammar Review of English Grammar (July 1841, text "A" — Graham's) Marginalia item CCXVII (1850, text "B" — Works)

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Reed, Andrew and James Matheson Notice of Visit to the American Churches (August 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Reynolds, Jeremiah N. (1799?-1858) Review of Voyage of the U. S. Frigate Potomac (June 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of South-Sea Expedition (January 1837, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of A Brief Account of the Discoveries and Results of the United States Exploring Expedition (September 1843, text "A" — Graham's)
Roget, Peter Mark Review of Animal and Vegetable Physiology (February 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)

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Sargent, Epes Review of The Light House, and Other Poems (?) (June 1844, text "A" — Graham's)
Sedgwick, Catharine Maria (1789-1867) Review of The Linwoods (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of Tales and Sketches (January 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Sigourney, Lydia Huntley (1791-1865) Review of Zinzendorff, and other Poems (January 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (This review is a combined examination of Zinzendorff, and other Poems (Sigourney), Poems (Gould) and Poems; Translated and Original (Ellet).)
Simms, William Gilmore (1806-1870) Review of The Partisan (January 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The Damsel of Darien (November 1839, text "A" — Burton's) Review of The Wigwam and the Cabin Review of The Wigwam and the Cabin (December 1845, text "A" — "Huntington" manuscript) Review of The Wigwam and the Cabin (January 1846, text "B" — Godey's Lady's Book) "William Gilmore Simms" (1850, text "C" — Works)
Slidell, Lieutenant Alexander Review of The American in England (February 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Smith, Elizabeth Oakes (1806-1893) Review of The Poetical Writings Review of The Poetical Writings (ca. Oct.-Nov. 1845, text "A" — MS at Historical Society of Pennsylvania) Review of The Poetical Writings (December 1845, text "B" — Godey's Lady's Book) "Elizabeth Oakes Smith" (1850, text "C" — Works)
Smith, Mr. Seba ("Major Jack Downing") (1792-1868) Review of Powhatan; A Metrical Romance, in Seven Cantos (July 1841, text "A" — Graham's Magazine) "Seba Smith" (1850, text "B" — Works)
Southey, Robert (1774-1843) Review of The Early Naval History of England (September 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The Doctor, &c. Review of The Doctor, &c. (July 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Marginalia item CLIX (1850, text "B" — Works)
*Southern Literary Messenger* Notice of the 8th number of the Southern Literary Messenger Notice of the 8th number of the Southern Literary Messenger (May 14, 1835, text "A" — Baltimore Republican and Commercial Advertiser) Notice of the 8th number of the Southern Literary Messenger (May 20, 1835, copied from "A" — Richmond Compiler) Notice of the 9th number of the Southern Literary Messenger Notice of the 9th number of the Southern Literary Messenger (June 13, 1835, text "A" — Baltimore Republican and Commercial Advertiser) Notice of the 9th number of the Southern Literary Messenger (June 16, 1835, copied from "A" — Richmond Enquirer) Notice of the 9th number of the Southern Literary Messenger Notice of the 9th number of the Southern Literary Messenger (June 15, 1835, text "A" — Baltimore American) Notice of the 9th number of the Southern Literary Messenger (June 1835, copied from "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Notice of the 10th number of the Southern Literary Messenger (July 10, 1835, text "A" — Baltimore Republican and Commercial Advertiser)
Stephens, John Lloyd (1805-1852) Review of Arabia Petraea (October 1837, text "A" — New York Review) Review of Arabia Petraea (October 1837, text "A" — New York Review) Review of Arabia Petraea (1856, text "B" — Works) Review of Incidents of Travel in Central America (August 1841, text "A" — Graham's)
Stickney, Sarah Review of The Poetry of Life (January 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Stone, William Leete (1792-1844) Review of Ups and Downs (June 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Sue, Eugene (1804-1857) Review of The Wandering Jew (@ 1845-1848, text "A" — "Huntington" manuscript)

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Taylor, Bayard (1825-1878) Notice of Bayard Taylor Notice of "Bayard Taylor" (April 1849, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (from "Marginalia") "Bayard Taylor" (1850, text "B" — Works)
Thomas, Frederick William (1811-1866) Review of Clinton Bradshaw (December 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Notice of The Beechen Tree (?) (November 19, 1844, text "A" — Evening Mirror (New York))
Tucker, Judge Nathaniel Beverley (1784-1851) Review of George Balcombe. A Novel Review of George Balcombe. A Novel (January 1837, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (excerpts) Marginalia items CCXXIV and CCXXV (1850, text "B" — Works)
Tuckerman, Henry Theodore (1813-1871) Review of The Italian Sketch-Book Review of The Italian Sketch-Book (June 16, 1835 — Baltimore American) (possibly by Poe, attributed by Mabbott) Notice of The Italian Sketch-Book (June 1835 — Southern Literary Messenger) (A brief notice)
Tyler, Robert Review of Death; or Medorus' Dream (?) (December 1844, text "A" — Graham's)

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Wallace, William Ross (1819-1881) "William Ross Wallace" (September 1849, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) (from "Marginalia") "William Ross Wallace" (October 22, 1849, text "B" — New York Tribune) "William Ross Wallace" (1850, text "C" — Works)
Walsh, Robert (1784-1859) Review of Didactics -- Social, Literary, and Political Review of Didactics (May 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) "Robert Walsh" (1850, text "B" — Works)
Walsh, Robert M. Review of Sketches of Conspicuous Living Characters of France (April 1841, text "A" — Graham's)
Ward, Thomas (1807-1873) "Our Amateur Poets -- Flaccus" (March 1843, text "A" — Graham's Magazine) "Thomas Ward — 'Flaccus' " (1850, text "B" — Works)
Warren, Samuel (1807-1877) Review of Ten Thousand a Year (November 1841, text "A" — Graham's)
Welby, Amelia B. (Coppuck) (1819-1852) Notice of "Amelia B. Welby" Notice of "Amelia B. Welby" (December 1844, text "A" — Democratic Review) (from "Marginalia") "Amelia B. Welby" (1850, text "B" — Works)
Wilkes, Captain Charles Review of Address on the Subject of . . . Expedition to the Pacific Ocean and South Seas (January 1837, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Williams, Robert Folkestone Review of Mephistopheles in England (September 1835, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger)
Willis, Nathaniel Parker (1806-1867) Review of Tortesa, The Userer Review of Tortesa, The Usurer. A Play (July 1839, text "A" — Literary Review and Western Monthly Examiner) (See also "The American Drama," which repeats much of this text) Review of Tortesa, The Usurer: A Play (August 1839, text "B" — Burton's) (much shorter than the preceding text, and with almost no repetition.) Review of Romance of Travel (?) (March 1840, text "A" — Burton's) (authorship uncertain) "American Prose Writers, No. 2: N. P. Willis" (January 18, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal)
Whipple, Edwin Percy (1819-1886) "About Critics and Criticism" (Summer 1849, text "A" — "Graham" Manuscript) (initially sent to John Priestly for the American Review, on Jan. 20, 1849, but returned.) "About Critics and Criticism" (January 1850, text "B" — Graham's) "E. P. Whipple and Other Critics" (1850, text "C" — Works)
Wilmer, Lambert A. (1805-1863) Review of The Confessions of Emilia Harrington (February 1836, text "A" — Southern Literary Messenger) Review of The Quacks of Helicon: A Satire Review of The Quacks of Helicon: A Satire (August 1841, text "A" — Graham's Magazine) Review of The Quacks of Helicon -- A Satire (1856, text "B" — Works)
Wilson, John Review of Genius and Character of Burns Review of Genius and Character of Burns (September 6, 1845, text "A" — Broadway Journal) (Excerpt) Marginalia items CLXXXII (1850, text "B" — Works) (In the original this item is misnumbered as CLXXXI.)
Wolfe, Rev. Charles (1791-1823) Unpublished notice of The Burial of Sir John Moore (?) (@1825, text "A" — "Ellis and Allan" MS) (This notice mistakenly ascribes the poem to Byron.)
Wyatt, Thomas Review of A Synopsis of Natural History (July 1839, text "A" — Burton's)

Related Items:

A chronological index (in preparation)

The Canon of Poe's Literary Criticism (in preparation)

Bibliography:

Edsall, Thomas, ed., The Poe Catalogue, Baltimore: The 19th Century Shop, 1992. (This catalogue includes a few reprints of material which are not noted elsewhere.)

Harrison, James A[lbert]., ed, The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, 17 vols, New York: T. Crowell, 1902.

Heartman, Charles F. and James R. Canny, A Bilbiography of First Printings of the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe, Hattiesburg, MS: The Book Farm, 1943. (The best overall bibliography of Poe, although it does contain errors and is somewhat outdated.)

Hull, William Doyle, II, A Canon of the Critical Works of Edgar Allan Poe, With a Study of Poe as Editor and Reviewer, unpublished doctoral disseration for University of Virginia, 1941.

Pollin, Burton R., ed., The Collected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe; Vols. III & IV - The Broadway Journal: Non-Fictional Prose, New York: Gordian Press, 1986; Vol. V - The Southern Literary Messenger: Non-Fictional Prose, New York: Gordian Press, 1997.

Thompson, G. Richard, ed., Essays and Reviews, New York: The Library of America, 1984. (A good basic collection.)

Vines, Lois D., ed., Poe Abroad: Influence, Reputation, Affinities, Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1999. (An extremely useful compendium of articles by various authors, divided by country or region.)

Woodberry, George E[dward]. and Stedman, Edmund Clarence, The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, 10 vols, Chicago, 1894-1895. (Reprinted in 1903 and 1914.)

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