# Edgar Allan Poe — Against the Grain character guide

> Edgar Allan Poe in Against the Grain by J.-K. Huysmans.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poe

**First appearance:** 0012-x

## Who they are

American writer whose tales of horror and logic fascinate Des Esseintes.

## Relationships

### [Des Esseintes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/against_the_grain_se/characters/des_esseintes)

_psychological_

Des Esseintes venerates Poe as a kindred spirit of morbid imagination, finding in his works a mirror of his own neurotic sensibilities.

### [Des Esseintes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/against_the_grain_se/characters/des_esseintes)

_psychological_

Des Esseintes venerates Poe as a kindred spirit of morbid imagination, finding in his works a mirror of his own neurotic sensibilities.

## In the story

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/against_the_grain_se/chapters/v)

His stories are compared to Redon's drawings for their hallucinatory terror.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/against_the_grain_se/chapters/xiv)

Des Esseintes praises Poe's exploration of morbid psychology and the demon of perversity, finding him a master of induction.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/against_the_grain_se/chapters/xv)

Mentioned in comparison to the emotional impact of Schumann and Schubert's music on Des Esseintes.

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