...it manifest that no one point in its composition is referable either to accident or intuition—that the work proceeded, step by step, to its completion...and rigid consequence of a mathematical problem." 19 1 shall now analyse Poe's statement 'step by step', comparing it with Ingarden's views as I proceed....

...generally known. It is my design to render it manifest that no one point in its composition is referrible either to accident or intuition — that the work...precision and rigid consequence of a mathematical problem. Let us dismiss, as irrelevant to the poem perse, the circumstance — or say the necessity — which,...

...with the pen" (193), before going on to outline his procedure in composing "The Raven,"a'Svork [which] proceeded, step by step, to its completion with the...precision and rigid consequence of a mathematical problem" (19^). See The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, ed. James A Harrison, 17 vols. (Newark: AMSPress,...

...no little time Poe's view, first expressed in 1842, held sway: that the short story should proceed 'step by step to its completion with the precision and rigid consequence of a mathematical problem', and that of 'the greatest importance' was 'the unity of effect or impression'.5 The debate has been...

...one point in its composition is referable either to accident or intuition - that the workproceeded, step by step, to its completion with the precision and rigid consequence ofa mathematical problem»). Les mêmes mots reviennent au cours du démontage du poème auquel Poe...

...Composition" gives a surprising description of the birth of Poe's perhaps best-known poem "The Raven" (1845): It is my design to render it manifest that no one...precision and rigid consequence of a mathematical problem (ibid., pp. 165-166). That Poe's account here corresponds to the problematic analysis in the geometrical...

...enjoys the advantage of being close to the events described. Yet in this account Poe said, "It was my design to render it manifest that no one point...and rigid consequence of a mathematical problem." He then went on to show how logic dictated every single choice, from the optimal number of words right...

...pretending) that "The Raven" did not flow from some "fine frenzy" or "ecstatic intuition," but instead proceeded "step by step, to its completion with the...and rigid consequence of a mathematical problem." In a letter to his friend Frederick Thomas, Poe further maintains that the poem was written "for the...

...effect of art was to convey a unity of impression that could only be achieved by conscious design — "the work proceeded, step by step, to its completion...precision and rigid consequence of a mathematical problem" t15L Yet in "The Poetic Principle" t18501, Poe acknowledged that the impetus to conceive and utter...

...design to render it manifest that no one point in its composition is referable either to accident or to intuition - that the work proceeded, step by step,...precision and rigid consequence of a mathematical problem' (Poe 1967. 504). According to Poe, a good literary craftsman must tackle the problem of writing with...