David Park Barnitz
David Park Barnitz (June 24, 1878 – October 10, 1901) was an American poet best known for The Book of Jade, a book of Decadent poetry published anonymously in 1901.
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David Park Barnitz
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- David Park Barnitz
- Born
- 24 June 1878
- Birthplace
- Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
- Died
- 10 October 1901
- Place of death
- Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
- Occupation
- Poet
- Known for
- The Book of Jade
- Education
- Harvard University
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David Park Barnitz (June 24, 1878 – October 10, 1901) was an American poet best known for The Book of Jade, a book of Decadent poetry published anonymously in 1901.
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• Name — David Park Barnitz • Born — 24 June 1878 • Birthplace — Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. • Died — 10 October 1901 • Place of death — Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. • Occupation — Poet • Known for — The Book of Jade
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The Book of Jade was the only volume Barnitz published before his death at age 23. According to Publishers Weekly, the book has remained "renowned among horror readers for the 'ornate morbidity' of its contents". In 2015, Hippocampus Press published an expanded edition of The Book of Jade, edited by David E. Schultz and Michael J. Abolafia, which included previously unpublished writings. In 1901, Midwest newspapers reported his death as accidental due to an enlarged heart. There was speculation among the public that Barnitz had committed suicide. H. P. Lovecraft referred to Park Barnitz as "a vivid Decadent of the fin de siècle period who modelled his verse on Baudelaire & killed himself soon after graduation from Harvard".
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