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   The Fall of the House of Usher

   "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. ... Essays: Maelzel's Chess Player (1836) • The Daguerreotype (1840) • The Philosophy of Furniture (1840) • A Few Words on Secret Writing (1841) • The Rationale of Verse (1843) • Morning on the Wissahiccon (1844) • Old English Poetry (1845) • The Philosophy of Composition (1846) • The Poetic Principle (1846) • Eureka: A Prose Poem (1848) Hoax: The Balloon-Hoax (1844)
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   Edgar Allan Poe

   In "The Philosophy of Composition", an essay in which Poe describes his method in writing "The Raven", he claims to have strictly followed this method. ... A plaque suggests that Poe wrote "The Raven" here.
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   Eureka: A Prose Poem

   Eureka (1848) is a lengthy non-fiction work by American author Edgar Allan Poe which he subtitled "A Prose Poem," though it has also been subtitled as "An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe." ... Poe's decision to refer to the piece as a "prose poem" goes against some of his own "rules" of poetry which he laid out in "The Philosophy of Composition" and "The Poetic Principle".
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   The Philosophy of Composition

   "The Philosophy of Composition" is an essay written by Edgar Allan Poe that elucidates a theory about how good writers write when they write well. ... 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.
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   Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

   It is believed Poe wrote the poem and sent it to his brother, who then sent it to the magazine. ... Essays: Maelzel's Chess Player (1836) • The Daguerreotype (1840) • The Philosophy of Furniture (1840) • A Few Words on Secret Writing (1841) • The Rationale of Verse (1843) • Morning on the Wissahiccon (1844) • Old English Poetry (1845) • The Philosophy of Composition (1846) • The Poetic Principle (1846) • Eureka: A Prose Poem (1848) Hoax: The Balloon-Hoax (1844)
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   Bibliography of Edgar Allan Poe

   The works of American author Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) include many poems, short stories, and one novel. ... "The Philosophy of Composition" (April 1846 – Graham's Magazine)
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   The Raven

   "The Raven" is a narrative poem by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in January 1845. ... Though this is not explicitly stated in the poem, it is mentioned in "The Philosophy of Composition".
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   Ulalume

   "Ulalume" is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1847. ... Essays: Maelzel's Chess Player (1836) • The Daguerreotype (1840) • The Philosophy of Furniture (1840) • A Few Words on Secret Writing (1841) • The Rationale of Verse (1843) • Morning on the Wissahiccon (1844) • Old English Poetry (1845) • The Philosophy of Composition (1846) • The Poetic Principle (1846) • Eureka: A Prose Poem (1848) Hoax: The Balloon-Hoax (1844)
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   Annabel Lee

   "Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. ... Essays: Maelzel's Chess Player (1836) • The Daguerreotype (1840) • The Philosophy of Furniture (1840) • A Few Words on Secret Writing (1841) • The Rationale of Verse (1843) • Morning on the Wissahiccon (1844) • Old English Poetry (1845) • The Philosophy of Composition (1846) • The Poetic Principle (1846) • Eureka: A Prose Poem (1848) Hoax: The Balloon-Hoax (1844)
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    The Murders in the Rue Morgue

    Poe wrote "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" at a time when crime was at the forefront in people's minds due to urban development. ... Essays: Maelzel's Chess Player (1836) • The Daguerreotype (1840) • The Philosophy of Furniture (1840) • A Few Words on Secret Writing (1841) • The Rationale of Verse (1843) • Morning on the Wissahiccon (1844) • Old English Poetry (1845) • The Philosophy of Composition (1846) • The Poetic Principle (1846) • Eureka: A Prose Poem (1848) Hoax: The Balloon-Hoax (1844)

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• The Fall of the House of Usher,
• Edgar Allan Poe,
• Eureka: A Prose Poem,
• The Philosophy of Composition,
• Poems by Edgar Allan Poe,
• Bibliography of Edgar Allan Poe,
• The Raven,
• Ulalume,
• Annabel Lee,
• The Murders in the Rue Morgue