Overview
Timelines
Themes of Mystery and the Macabre
Overview and main events
Education and Military Service
Early Life and Family
Literary Career
Legacy and Impact
Influence on Detective Fiction
Financial Struggles and Personal Instability
Editorial and Critical Career
Personal Relationships and Marriages
Themes of Death and Loss
Chronicle
Articles
Edgar Allan Poe. Editorial and Critical Career
Editorial and Critical Career
This timeline highlights Poe's career as an editor and literary critic, which was instrumental in shaping his literary reputation and influence.
December 1835
Editor of Southern Literary Messenger
Poe takes a job as editor of the Southern Literary Messenger magazine, where he publishes critical reviews and his own stories and poems.
April 1841
Editor at Graham's Magazine
Poe becomes an editor at Graham's Magazine, publishing significant works such as 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'.
1844
Subeditor of the New York Mirror
Poe works as a subeditor of the New York Mirror under N.P. Willis, a lifelong friend.
1840
Resignation from Burton's Gentleman's Magazine
Poe resigns from Burton's Gentleman's Magazine but returns in 1841 to edit its successor, Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine.
