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Having grown up, academically speaking, in the shadow of Arthur Hobson Quinn, who lived roughly half an hour from my college, Ursinus, and with so many of my college teachers having studied their American literature at the University of Pennsylvania, where Quinn was supreme when American literature was still a fairly new subject in university instruction, and now with myself looking like I might well be a contemporary of Quinn, or even Poe and John Greenleaf Whittier, and being from a family in which genealogy was important, it may be natural that I should represent historical memory and share my recollections of some persons who pioneered in and opened up Poe studies. Some may be surprised to learn that Professor Quinn was, first and foremost, not a Poe specialist, but that his preeminent scholarly love was American drama. For pre-twentieth-century American plays, Quinn’s studies typically remain, after nearly a century, almost the only informed commentaries. Many have become increasingly aware that William Dunlap, America’s first major playwright, and the novelist Charles Brockden Brown, might each properly be deemed the Adam to American literary Gothicism. To return to Professor Quinn: when I began my own academic studies, he was in his eighties, ill, and housebound. He spent most of his time nestled in a chair, swathed in blankets and quilts, and wearing a sun shade, claiming that reading so many early American plays had ruined his eyesight. Before such ills befell him, Quinn was active in having established the Clothier Collection of American Drama at the University of Pennsylvania, which remains one of the foremost collections of early American plays. The Poe interest emerged from Quinn’s own work in American drama—Poe’s parents being actors—and from his aim to furnish an accurate biographical portraiture of Poe which would demolish the long-standing depiction by Rufus Griswold. Spending more than twenty years in preparing that biography, which appeared first in 1941 but has stood the test of time well enough to go through several reprintings, Quinn achieved a solid narrative account, though many of his critical opinions have been modified or superseded in the work of others. A Quinn student, J. Albert Robbins, followed his mentor’s practices in determining to present factually accurate scholarship, as some early volumes in the American Literary Scholarship journal attest. Robbins often recounted to me anecdotes of his days as Quinn’s student. Those who know Quinn primarily for

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Honorary Membership is the highest award given to a member by our association, and it is intended to recognize significant, sustained, and ongoing contributions to Poe studies and to the Poe Studies Association. Harry Lee Poe has contributed significantly to our organization, and he continues to advance Poe studies through his various activities. It was, therefore, my great pleasure as PSA president to present this award to him on December 2, 2015, at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, where he is Charles Colson Chair of Faith and Culture.A descendent of Edgar Poe's cousin William Poe, Harry Lee Poe has dedicated considerable time and effort to collecting books and other materials related to Poe, which he generously shares through special exhibitions at libraries and conferences for the benefit of students, scholars, and the general public. He has also written books, including Edgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale Stories (New York: Metro Books, 2008)—winner of the Edgar Award presented by the Mystery Writers of America in 2009 and nominated for the Agatha Award—and Evermore: Edgar Allan Poe and the Mystery of the Universe (Waco, Tex.: Baylor University Press, 2012), as well as articles and reviews on a wide variety of Poe-related subjects.Professor Poe has advanced Poe studies locally, nationally, and internationally while serving as president (2001–2007, 2008–2013) of the Poe Museum of Richmond, directing the Poe Young Writers Conference, Richmond, 2004–2013, and codirecting the Positively Poe Conference (with Alexandra Urakova) at the University of Virginia, 2013. He has delivered numerous public lectures and participated as an invited speaker at various colloquia, most recently at the SymPOEsium on PLACE at Middle Tennessee State University. He has also presented academic papers at such conferences as the American Scientific Affiliation Annual Meeting (Baylor University, 2009), the International Research Conference on the Edgar Allan Poe Legacy and the Twenty-First Century, Russian National Library (Saint Petersburg, 2009), the Third International Edgar Allan Poe Conference (Philadelphia, 2009), the Fourth International Poe Conference (New York, 2015), and the International Conference on Poe, Emerson, and Hawthorne (Florence, 2012).Professor Poe is richly deserving of this recognition for these and many other notable contributions to Poe studies, namely, his mentorship of younger Poe scholars and his generous collaborations with more seasoned ones. Whenever he is with a group of people, whether peers or students, Professor Poe finds ways to acknowledge and support the achievements and aspirations of others. He has a way of bringing people together in the most convivial ways, and, whether the organizer of or a participant in a Poe-related event, he brings out the very best of those around him.Shoko Itoh, Professor Emeritus at Hiroshima University, has been a Poe scholar for forty-eight years. Her 1968 M.A. thesis at Hiroshima University concerned “Metamorphosis of Poe's Muse: An Introduction,” and since that time, she has published extensively on Poe, including the influential 1987 book A Road to Arnheim: The World of Edgar Allan Poe and numerous journal articles and book chapters on Poe, more recently with an ecocritical focus. She also translated into Japanese, and annotated, Poe's poems “Tamerlane” and “Al Aaraaf,” and coauthored, with Takayuki Tatsumi, The Japanese Face of Poe. She received her Ph.D. from Hiroshima University in 1997; her teaching career includes two Fulbright scholarships (at Brown University and the University of Virginia) and forty-four years as a faculty member at Notre Dame Seishin College, Hiroshima University, and Matsuyama University. She has been a leader among Japanese scholars of the American Renaissance, mentoring such Poe, Hawthorne, and Thoreau scholars as Kazuhiko Tsuji, Mitsuyo Kido, Hiroshi Shiota, and Kyoko Matsunaga. She was one of the founders of the Japan Poe Society, which sponsors annual conferences on the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe, and she has edited its newsletter. She is now the society's vice president. Moreover, she is a regular and welcome participant in Poe conferences abroad. Shoko Itoh has been an important Poe scholar internationally for many years; the Poe Studies Association is very pleased and proud to award her Honorary Membership.

Poe Studies - Old SeriesVolume 6, Issue 1 p. 14-16 Dickens and Poe: Pickwick and “Ligeia” Benjamin Franklin Fisher IV, Benjamin Franklin Fisher IV Orwigsburg, PennsylvaniaSearch for more papers by this author Benjamin Franklin Fisher IV, Benjamin Franklin Fisher IV Orwigsburg, PennsylvaniaSearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1973 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-6095.1973.tb00302.xCitations: 2Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume6, Issue1June 1973Pages 14-16 RelatedInformation

Poe Studies - Old SeriesVolume 9, Issue 1 p. 24-26 A German Edition of Poe: Edgar Allan Poe Roger Forclaz, Roger Forclaz Bern, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this author Roger Forclaz, Roger Forclaz Bern, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1976 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-6095.1976.tb00267.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume9, Issue1June 1976Pages 24-26 RelatedInformation

Poe Studies - Old SeriesVolume 13, Issue 2 p. 41-43 Poe, Peripety, and Modernist Narrative: Robert L. Caserio. Plot, Story, and the Novel: From Dickens and Poe to the Modern Period. Barry R. Bell, Barry R. Bell Washington State UniversitySearch for more papers by this author Barry R. Bell, Barry R. Bell Washington State UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1980 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-6095.1980.tb00330.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Volume13, Issue2December 1980Pages 41-43 RelatedInformation

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Poe Studies - Old SeriesVolume 7, Issue 2 p. 42-45 Poe's Arabesque Patricia C. Smith, Patricia C. Smith University of New MexicoSearch for more papers by this author Patricia C. Smith, Patricia C. Smith University of New MexicoSearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1974 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-6095.1974.tb00235.xCitations: 6Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume7, Issue2December 1974Pages 42-45 RelatedInformation

Poe Studies - Old SeriesVolume 15, Issue 2 p. 41-41 On First Translations of “The Raven” into German Erika Hulpke, Erika Hulpke The Georg August University, Cöttingen, GermanySearch for more papers by this author Erika Hulpke, Erika Hulpke The Georg August University, Cöttingen, GermanySearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1982 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-6095.1982.tb00078.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume15, Issue2December 1982Pages 41-41 RelatedInformation

Poe Studies - Old SeriesVolume 11, Issue 1 p. 10-12 Poe's “Two Long Interviews” with Dickens Sidney P. Moss, Sidney P. Moss Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleSearch for more papers by this author Sidney P. Moss, Sidney P. Moss Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleSearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1978 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-6095.1978.tb00286.xCitations: 1Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume11, Issue1June 1978Pages 10-12 RelatedInformation

Poe Studies - Old SeriesVolume 11, Issue 1 p. 14-16 MARGINALIA First published: June 1978 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-6095.1978.tb00288.xCitations: 1AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume11, Issue1June 1978Pages 14-16 RelatedInformation

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Poe Studies - Old SeriesVolume 4, Issue 2 p. 38-44 Edgar Allan Poe: Current Bibliography Richard P. Benton, Richard P. Benton Trinity CollegeSearch for more papers by this author Richard P. Benton, Richard P. Benton Trinity CollegeSearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1971 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-6095.1971.tb00172.xCitations: 1AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume4, Issue2December 1971Pages 38-44 RelatedInformation

Poe Studies - Old SeriesVolume 4, Issue 2 p. 50-52 Recent Findings in Poe:Burton R. Pollin. Discoveries in Poe. Notre Dame First published: December 1971 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-6095.1971.tb00176.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume4, Issue2December 1971Pages 50-52 RelatedInformation

Poe Studies - Old SeriesVolume 12, Issue 1 p. 19-20 MARGINALIA First published: June 1979 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-6095.1979.tb00055.xCitations: 4AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume12, Issue1June 1979Pages 19-20 RelatedInformation