Question

Edgar Allan Poe once said in his famous essay, The Philosophy of Composition, that "the death then of a beautiful woman is

unquestionably the most poetic topic in the world, and equally it is beyond doubt that the lips best suited for such topic are

those of a bereaved lover." After having learned about Poe's life and the early death of his own wife, Virginia, what can you infer

about the meaning of this statement as it applies to Poe's own writing?

Answer 1

In this case, Poe logically decides on "the death... of a beautiful woman" as it "is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world, and equally is it