Issue:

№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),

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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.