The Reader’s Figure in Edgar Allan Poe’s Theory of Artistic Creativity

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№2 2017
УДК / UDK: 82-821
DOI:
https://www.doi.org/10.22455/2541-7894-2017-2-134-140
Author: Elena M. Apenko
About the author:
Elena M. Apenko (PhD, Associate Professor, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia),

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Abstract:
The essay examines several pieces of Edgar Poe’s literary criticism and reveals that the reader’s figure was since 1836 an issue of great interest to him. The reader-centered approach to poetry and prose becomes an integral part of Poe’s theory of artistic creativity.