I've been meaning to get to this exhibition for two months now; I'm posting this review so as to prod myself to action. Poe remains a mysterious and fascinating figure, the man William Carlos Williams said "gives the sense for the first time in America, that literature is serious, not a matter of courtesy but of truth.” From manuscripts and letters to a copy of an 1845 edition of the New-York Mirror on which is printed "The Raven," this looks like a winner. And, since I've waited until Dec, I can now also visit the original manuscript of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." A collection of drawings by Da Vinci are also currently on view. More to come...
"Edgar Allen Poe: Terror of the Soul" runs until 26th Jan. The Morgan Library is free on Friday evenings from 7-9 pm.
For more info, see the Morgan Library's webpage at: http://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/exhibition.asp?id=82
The NYT review is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/04/books/edgar-allan-poe-exhibition-opens-at-the-morgan.html?smid=fb-share
