Griswold, Rufus Willmot, 1815-1857
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Edgar Allan Poe, whose poetry had been included in Griswold's anthology, published a critical response that questioned which poets were included. This began a rivalry which grew when Griswold succeeded Poe as editor of Graham's Magazine at a salary higher than Poe's. Later, the two competed for the attention of poet Frances Sargent Osgood. They never reconciled their differences, and after Poe's mysterious death in 1849, Griswold wrote an unsympathetic obituary. Claiming to be Poe's chosen literary executor, he began a campaign to harm Poe's reputation that lasted until his own death eight years later.
Griswold considered himself an expert in American poetry and was an early proponent of its inclusion on the school curriculum. He also supported the introduction of copyright legislation, speaking to Congress on behalf of the publishing industry, but he was not above infringing the copyright of other people's work. A fellow editor remarked "even while haranguing the loudest, [he] is purloining the fastest".
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associatedWith | Alcott, Amos Bronson, 1799-1888 |
associatedWith | Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887. |
associatedWith | Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 |
associatedWith | Barry, William Taylor, 1785-1835 |
associatedWith | Bass |
associatedWith | Benjamin, Park, 1809-1864. |
associatedWith | Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 |
associatedWith | Binney, Horace, 1780-1875 |
associatedWith | Boston Public Library. Special Collections. |
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Birth 1815-02-15
Death 1857-08-27
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Americans
English
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