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10 de jun. de 2024 · Gran parte de la información que poseemos de Poe se debe a Rufus Wilmot Griswold, un escritor que se empeñó en destacar el lado oscuro de Poe, como un borracho, depravado y adicto al opio. Para remarca este lado negativo llegó a falsificar cartas de Poe, como lo señalaron muchos amigos del escritor .
Hace 6 días · After Poe's mysterious death on October 7, 1849, Rufus Wilmot Griswold wrote an obituary for Poe using the pseudonym “Ludwig”. Griswold, was a rival of Poe and later published a biographic Memoir of the Author.
9 de jun. de 2024 · In his review R. L. Stevenson mentions Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815-57), an American anthologist, editor, poet, and critic. Griswold claimed that "among the last requests of Mr. Poe" was that he become his literary executor "for the benefit of his family".
29 de jun. de 2024 · Although several editors collected Poe's works after the death of Griswold in 1857, they were primarily interested in the poetry, tales, essays and criticism. Poe's letters were used with some frequency in memoirs and biographies of Poe, often scattered across the breadth of a far-reaching text and in the form of excerpts.
13 de jun. de 2024 · Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Poe’s literary executor and rival, published a defamatory obituary that depicted Poe as a madman and a drunkard. This portrayal has had a lasting impact on Poe's legacy, perpetuating the image of him as a tortured genius.
9 de jun. de 2024 · But many of the assumptions people have long held about Poe can be traced back to one of his rivals, anthologist Rufus Wilmot Griswold. The two men had had an ongoing feud since 1842, when Poe was critical of Griswold’s choice of poets for an anthology.
Hace 1 día · Whitman moved to New York City in May, initially working a low-level job at the New World, working under Park Benjamin Sr. and Rufus Wilmot Griswold. He continued working for short periods of time for various newspapers; in 1842 he was editor of the Aurora and from 1846 to 1848 he was editor of the Brooklyn Eagle.
