1. First paragraph introduced the author to be reviewed and general appreciation ("high merits", 1524)
2. Second paragraph - introduced a themati idea of poetics that concerns the author - what is a tale - and proceeds with priase to the author.
3. 3rd paragraph. Develops "what is a tale," to prove that some pieces in Twice-Told Tales lack "attempt at effect" (1524)
4. 4th paragraph exalts the tale as the highest prose form. Contrasts it with the "rhymed poem," which is still an higher form; emphasizes the importance of "unity of efect" and relates it with length ("perused in an hour," 1525)
5. 5th paragraph - continues to exalt the tale, and insists on reading at "one sitting" and totality (1525)
6. 6th paragraph - develops "unity of effect" and "pre-established design" (1526)
7. 7th paragraph: assigns "Truth" to the tale (ethos) and beautiful to poetry (pathos and the sublime)
8. 8th paragraph: comparison with the tradition of American and British literature
9. 9th paragraph: praises Hawthorne's genius for writing tales (1527)
10. 10th paragraph - extolls the qualities of the "literature of fiction": invention, creation, imagination, originality [the latter being novelty of tone and novelty of matter], 1527.
11. 11th to 18th paragraph - sums up and comments on each tale proper.
12. 19th and 20th paragraph: addresses the question of plagiarism, and claims imitation of "William Wilson"
13. Conclusion, ending with more praise to Hawthorne: "the style is purity itself" (1528)
Note: Poe is one of the best treated authors in the web, with a critical edition of all his works here: http://www.eapoe.org/
2. Second paragraph - introduced a themati idea of poetics that concerns the author - what is a tale - and proceeds with priase to the author.
3. 3rd paragraph. Develops "what is a tale," to prove that some pieces in Twice-Told Tales lack "attempt at effect" (1524)
4. 4th paragraph exalts the tale as the highest prose form. Contrasts it with the "rhymed poem," which is still an higher form; emphasizes the importance of "unity of efect" and relates it with length ("perused in an hour," 1525)
5. 5th paragraph - continues to exalt the tale, and insists on reading at "one sitting" and totality (1525)
6. 6th paragraph - develops "unity of effect" and "pre-established design" (1526)
7. 7th paragraph: assigns "Truth" to the tale (ethos) and beautiful to poetry (pathos and the sublime)
8. 8th paragraph: comparison with the tradition of American and British literature
9. 9th paragraph: praises Hawthorne's genius for writing tales (1527)
10. 10th paragraph - extolls the qualities of the "literature of fiction": invention, creation, imagination, originality [the latter being novelty of tone and novelty of matter], 1527.
11. 11th to 18th paragraph - sums up and comments on each tale proper.
12. 19th and 20th paragraph: addresses the question of plagiarism, and claims imitation of "William Wilson"
13. Conclusion, ending with more praise to Hawthorne: "the style is purity itself" (1528)
Note: Poe is one of the best treated authors in the web, with a critical edition of all his works here: http://www.eapoe.org/
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