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concept-2775	Riekstins, Adam	The Aesthetics of Phrenology: Re-examining the Lost Paragraph in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”	2024	15	.pdf	application/pdf	4233	172	47	Microsoft Word - Riekstins ENG.docx The Aesthetics of Phrenology in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”: Re-Examining the Lost Paragraph Adam Riekstins English When Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” was initially published in 1841, Poe was an avid believer and pseudo-practitioner of phrenology. In 1840, George Combe undertook a two-year tour across the United States, mirroring Spurzheim's impact by delivering widely attended lectures and engaging with influential figures, thus further contributing to the rise of phrenology's popularity.i The first historical evidence of Poe’s interaction with phrenology occurred in 1836 when he reviewed Mrs. L. Miles’ Phrenology and the Moral Influence of Phrenology: Arranged for General Study, and the Purpose of Education, From the First Published Works of Gall and Spurzheim, to the Latest Discoveries of the Present Period in the March edition of Southern Literary Messenger.	cache/concept-2775.pdf	txt/concept-2775.txt