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Poe scholar Scott Peeples summarizes the importance of "MS. Found in a Bottle" as "the story that launched Poe's career". [12] The story was likely an influence on Herman Melville and bears a similarity to his novel Moby-Dick. As scholar Jack Scherting noted: [13] Two well-known works of American fiction fit the following description.
Poe submitted to the Visiter six tales as entries to a contest sponsored by the publication. The newspaper promised a $50 prize for the best tale and a $25 prize for the best poem submitted by October 1, 1833. About 100 entries were received but the judges chose Poe's "MS. Found in a Bottle" for its originality.
Unlike the previous sea-voyage tales that Poe had written, such as "MS. Found in a Bottle", Pym is undertaking this trip on purpose. [35] It has been suggested that the journey is about establishing a national American identity as well as discovering a personal identity. [36] Poe also presents the effects of alcohol in the novel.
Poe rushed to complete the story in time and later admitted that the conclusion was imperfect. [2] Shortly after Poe's story " The Murders in the Rue Morgue " was translated into French without acknowledgment, French readers sought out other works by Poe, of which "A Descent into the Maelström" was amongst the earliest translated.
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The title of this collection was then adopted by Padraic Colum in 1908 in view of the growing reputation of Poe's taste for suspense, especially in the context of what his French critic M. Brunetiere called events "on the margin" of life. [2] The original collection, in keeping with its title, deliberately excluded Poe's poems, comedies and essays.
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