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  1. “Most scholars also think the marriage was not consummated for some years after it had occurred, and perhaps not ever.”
    Well, bully for “most scholars”. BFD, as Biden would say. Poems should stand alone, as they were formed before there were any “scholars” to take note.

  2. Oh nonsense. Poems do stand alone. As does Annabel Lee.

    The scholarship comes after during an examination of the writer’s life and methods. A legitimate field of endeavor.

    If it weren’t for scholarship you could not read The Bible.

  3. An unprovable belief remains both unprovable and belief. Speculating whether the Poe marriage was consummated is not scholarship, unless one is in gender studies. In that case, such speculation will likely speed receipt of tenure.

  4. Don Carlos:

    If someone is studying Poe’s life (and I assume you’re not against studying the lives of poets and other literary figures), it is relevant in understanding him, especially since the bride was 13 at the outset of the marriage and the groom was 27. Of course, if it’s sheer speculation, that’s worthless. But it may be based on some evidence in letters and journals.

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