Biblical Allusions in Poe, (1928), title page and table of contents

Notes:

William Mentzel Forrest (1868-1956) taught Biblical History and Literature at the University of Virginia 1906-1939. He was born in Baltimore, MD, where he attended public school. He sought higher education at Transylvania University, in Kentucky, and The College of the Bible, at Lexington, KY (1888-1892); and at Hiram College, OH (1894, where he received his BA); graduate student, University of Chicago (1900). During this period of eduction, he held a number of jobs in Baltimore, inclding as a messenger and clerk for the Maryland Bible Society (1882-1884) and as a chemist in the Baltimore and Ohio Laboratory (1885-1887). He was ordained as a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) about 1893, and served as a pastor of a church in Medina, OH (1894-1896), and Ann Arbor, MI (1897-1899). After spending several years in Calcutta, India, Reverend Forrest returned to the United States in 1903, and entered the position of a lecturer for the University of Virginia Bible Lectureship, until 1906, when he became an Associate Professor of Biblical Studies. He became a full professor in 1909, the centennial year of Poe's birth.

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For some reason, Forrest generally spells “Al Aaraaf” as “Al Araaf,” with only one of the leading ‘A's in the second part of the name. This clear editorial choice has been allowed to stand in the current presentation, without further comment.