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It is one of his shortest stories, filling only two pages in its initial publication in 1842. The gentlemans eyes fall upon a portrait of a young girl. The portraits subject is full of life when she marries the painter, but the as the guide book says, the tints. Edgar allan poe, an appreciation life of poe, by james russell lowell death of poe, by n. Edgar allan poe 18091848 transformed the american literary landscape with his innovations in the short story genre and his haunting lyrical poetry, and he is credited with inventing american gothic. In just a few pages, he offers a powerful story about the relationship between art and.
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