Biography of Edgar Allan Poe

Later Dr R. Michael Benitez found out that the anonymous patient E.P was in fact Edgar Allan Poe. For the first time in history someone looked at Poe’s death from an objective view. The doctors at this conference had no preconceived notions of Poe’s death. Many of Poe’s symptoms lined up with those of a patient suffering from rabies,

Poe soon moved to New York and wrote for a number of magazines. Poe’s wife soon contracted tuberculosis, a disease that had already been obtained by most of his dead family

“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” said the author Edgar Allen Poe. (Brainy Quotes) Poe’s life had ups and many downs. Poe is known for his writing of dark poetry; an example is “The Raven”and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. After taking a look at the life and work of Edgar Allen Poe, it is apparent that this writer deserves recognition as a profound American author.

INTRODUCTION: The late and great Edgar Allan Poe was a poet, critic, and literary icon. Many of Allan's mystery and detective stories are alleged to be the first of its kind.No one can question Edgar’s literary talents because they were beyond his time and shifted the way people read stories and poems.Unfortunately, Edgar was still struggling to make a living despite his success as a writer, editor, critic, and former military writer.Edgar’s life was full of strife and misfortune.Edgar lost 3 loved ones due to tuberculosis, which affected him for the worst.Edgar’s unfortunate bouts only fueled his literary skills and further enhance his writing ability to the highest level at that time.Unfortunately, he mysteriously died the age of 40 which

Edgar Allen Poe was born on January 19, 1809 to David and Elizabeth Poe. They lived in poverty as actors unable to meet ends meet. Elizabeth was

In retrospect he was born January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father an actor abandoned the family when he was one years old and his mother an actress died of tuberculosis when 2 yrs old. His foster parents cared for him as a young child and their last names were Allan. This is where his full name Edgar Allan Poe comes from. When he was in college he wrote all of his walls and came of gloomy and depressed to some classmates. He removed his self from

Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 and was found barely conscious on a Baltimore street in 1949 two years after his wife’s death. Three days later Poe was dead at the age of forty. Just like the way he lived his life and died, many of his stories and poems were a mystery. Two of his most famous works “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Raven” were dark and mysterious fictions with dark characters and mysterious plots. “The Cask of Amontillado” was a story about the dark act of satanic pursuit of revenge, unlike “The Raven” which invited us into the soul of a grieving man. Both stories were essential and gave meaning to what Poe was going through during those years of his life. His wife was sick and dying from “tuberculosis” (385). He had

At a young age, Edgar was already becoming extremely narcissistic, with the knowledge of who his biological parents were, and the great things they were known for. During the early ages, his adoptive parents who took so much pride in their spoiled child would hold gatherings and make Poe recite lengthy passages of poetry. During these times, Edgar acquired a taste for alcohol, which may very well have been the blame for a bit of the madness that he manifested in the later years of his life. Though it seems that Edgar had a life of luxury and the availability of whatever he requested being placed in the palm of his hand, he longed for more. While his new parents were busy making sure every desire of his was at his fingertips, they forgot to show him physical and emotional love, which is a key factor in the raising of a child. It could be said that there are only so many material

Edgar Allan Poe was a great writer of many poems and short stories. Poe’s works mainly focused on horror and death. This could be due to the many deaths and hardships he has faced in his life time. Poe lived a short life of only forty years but works such as “The Cask of Amontillado”, The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, and “The Raven” made him a well-known writer. According to the Poe Museum he was seen as a morbid and mysterious man in the public eye thanks to Rufus Griswold who wrote Poe’s obituary after his death.

In 1847, Poe's wife Virginia died from tuberculosis. Poe's struggle with alcoholism and his lifelong struggle with depression worsened. He returned shortly to Richmond in 1849 and then persued an editing job in Philadelphia. His intentions for stopping in Baltimore are unknown. Poe was found in a near comatosis state on October 3,1849. Four days later Poe died of “acute congestion of the brain.” Upon reopening the case it was found by medical practitioners that Poe possible had been suffering from

Imagine, for a moment, a somewhat short man, dressed in all black, with curly dark hair, a rather funny looking forehead and constant scowl painted on his face. Although poor, and dressed in what are almost rags, the man in picture would undoubtedly radiate a somber and intelligent mood that would leave anyone well aware that he was far more successful than ever would be expected of him. Known for his often dark and odic works, Edger Allan Poe, although long deceased, remains one of America’s most notorious and acclaimed writers. By looking at his child hood, his adult life, and some of his works, Edger A. Poe’s legacy and writing can take a completely different meaning as it reflects many of the ideas and internal struggles that he faced during

In the late 1830’s Poe wrote “The Mystery of Marie Roget”, “The Pit and the Pendulum”, and “The Masque of the Red Death.”(Meltzer, 87) His career seemed to take off as he wrote his next work. A few years after writing his first three works; Poe writes “The Tell-Tale Heart”, which is unique as it is written from the murderer’s point of view. (Meltzer, 93) As he had four works under his belt, he began working. His first job was as a literary critic at the Southern Literary Messenger, where he was known to be vicious with his comments. (Biography) Even though he had a blooming literary career; he had his vices. Some time after beginning to work for the paper; he began to drink. (Meltzer, 61) Since he had a steady income; he decided to start a family. The woman he grew close to and decided to marry was his cousin, Virginia Clemm when she was 13. (Meltzer, 63) Even though he thought he had everything under control he was in for a rude awakening. Poe’s drinking soon became an addiction and took him over. (Meltzer, 67) While he was struggling through this addiction another hardship was on the horizon. Bad choices economically caused very little money to be given Poe for his works. (Meltzer, 69) Even though little money was acquired, Poe still wrote vigorously. He created the detective mystery in “The Murders of the Rue Morgue” and the horror story. (Meltzer, 83,

Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809, and died October 7, 1849; he lived only forty years, but during his brief lifetime, he made a permanent place for himself in American literature and also in world literature. A few facts about Poe's life are indisputable, but, unfortunately, almost everything else about Poe's life has been falsified, romanticized, slanderously distorted, or subjected to grotesque Freudian interpretations. Poe, it has been said at various times, was a manic depressive, a dope addict, an epileptic, and an alcoholic; moreover, it has been whispered that he was syphilitic, that he was impotent, and that he fathered at least one illegitimate child. Hardly any of Poe's biographers have been content to write a straight account

Edgar Allan Poe made a lasting impression on literature. He was born on January nineteenth in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts (The Academy of American Poets 1). He died on October seventh in 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland (3). He is well known for pioneering the horror, detective and science fiction genres. Although he struggled throughout his life socially, many times his life experiences inspired his writings. His unfortunate and miserable life encounters, specifically his wife’s death, intensified his gruesome writings. These life experiences fueled his unique, incredibly detailed, horrifying, writing style. Poe had many famous works, but most of his pieces began to be famous after his death. His legacy is very influential in modern literature,

For almost 200 years, the name Edgar Allan Poe has received both praise and criticism in the literary world for his fictional tales, however most of his stories Edgar Allan Poe wrote was primarily influenced by his short yet dramatic life. He was an American author and poet who not only revolutionized the Gothic genre but successfully created the first detective story. He has made a lasting impact in American Literature and his stories continue to puzzle people with the many interpretations of each tale. The two most prevalent themes in Poe’s work were death and identity. These two themes not only held an important role in his stories but in his real life as well. An analysis of Poe’s works examines the two most common