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description: “The Philosophy of Composition” is a literary essay by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). First published in 1846, it is about the mysteries of artistic creation.  “Most writers—poets in especial—prefer having it understood that they compose by a species of fine frenzy—an ecstatic intuition…”  This edition also contains a long note on Poe’s life and work written by French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) in 1852. The essay was translated in English by Henry Curwen (1845-1892) in 1873.
language: English
title: The Philosophy of Composition