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Started in 1900, the Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring great Americans who have made a significant contribution to politics, art, literature, science, medicine and education. After failing to secure a place in 1909, Poe was admitted to the Hall of Fame in 1910. This water color of the bronze bust is by Daniel C. French. The plaque beneath the bust reads, "Edgar Allan Poe. 1809-1849. 'A poem deserves its title only inasmuch as it excites by elevating the soul.'" (The quotation is taken from Poe's essay "The Poetic Principle," based on his poetry lectures and published shortly after his death in Sartain's Union Magazine for October of 1850.) The Hall of Fame resides on the Bronx campus of New York University. |
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