Essay on Edgar Allen Poe

In May of 1836 he secretly married Virginia, his first cousin, who was then not quite fourteen years of age (Poe Chronology). In 1837 Poe resigned from the Southern Literary Messenger and moved his family to New York then to Philadelphia where he began to write for Gentlemen Magazine in 1839. He once again had problems with his publisher so he sought an editorial position at Graham's Magazine.

Creating the Melancholic Tone in “The Raven” Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Raven," representing Poe’s own introverted crisis of hell, is unusually moving and attractive to the reader. In his essay entitled "The Philosophy of Composition," Poe reveals his purpose in writing “The Raven” and also describes the work of composing the poem as being carefully calculated in all aspects. Of all melancholy topics, Poe wished to use the one that was universally understood, death; specifically death involving a beautiful woman. The apparent tone in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” seemingly represents a very painful condition of mind, an intellect sensitive to madness and the abyss of melancholy brought upon by the death of a

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Edgar Allen Poe was bone in Boston on January 19 1809 to David and Elizabeth Poe. He lost his parents at the age of two years and had to be adopted by John Allan and his wife Frances Valentine Allan. John Allan was a very wealthy man but he only gave Edgar a third of his school requirements and this alienated him from Edgar. When Allan’s wife dies Edgar also decides to move out because he could not put up with John Allan. Edgar loved poetry from a tender age. He even wrote verses to girls that he developed feelings for. He could have had his first poetry book published by the age of 14 years but there was no support both from his teachers and his adoptive parents. In the course of his life Edgar became an alcoholic and mentally disturbed and this enhanced his writing skills. He created his characters trough imagination to show mystery and adventure.

In ‘The Cask of Amontillado,’Tell-Tale Heart,‘ and ‘Annabel Lee,’ Edgar Allan Poe utilizes vivid imagery and dramatic syntax to captivate the reader into the suspenseful mood of his piece. Poe consistently writes in a thrilling genre. After creating many astounding works based on his past experiences, including being an orphan, his mother and wife dying tragically before him, and his time as an alcoholic, the world of literature considered him as one of the writers that started it all. He was born on January 19, 1809 and died on October 7, 1849. Poe’s first collection of poems was published in 1827, when he was 18. He used his influence to portray a writing style that no one had ever done before. Entranced by this alternative style, his audience

Neither of his first two collections attracted much attention. "Poe married his 13-year-old cousin Virginia Clemn. She burst a blood vessel in 1842, and remained a virtual worthless until her death from tuberculosis five years later" (online-literature, pg. 2). He addressed the famous poem "Annabel Lee" to her in 1849. In 1836, he received an editorship at The Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond. Around this time, Edgar began using drugs and dinking very heavily. He even showed up at events drunk. Still, he was writing incredible stories and poems. Poe received a large amount of recognition, not only for his poetry and fiction, but as an exceptional literary critic. He also achieved popular success, especially following the publication of his poem "The Raven." Edgar had fallen for Merrie next and she died of brain cancer. After a period in which he was involved in various romantic affairs, Poe planned to remarry, but in late September, 1849 he arrived in Baltimore for reasons unknown. "Poe suffered from bouts of depression and madness, and he attempted suicide in 1848" (online-literature, pg. 2). In early October he was discovered nearly unconscious in a Baltimore gutter. Edgar was taken to Washington College Hospital. Some say that Poe called out the name "Reynolds" on the night before he died. He died on early in the morning of October 7, 1849. He was buried in the yard of Baltimore's Wesminster Presbyterian Church. People said that his

As Edgar’s Time at The Literary Messenger came to a close, Poe began to publishing more works like Tales of the Grotesque Arabesque and then would continue to work in the presidential election (Padgett 57,63). Edgar would soon become “Struck by illness” (Tilton 58); this illness was caused simply by Poe’s over use of alcohol. Edgar Allen Poe would soon being a new job at Graham’s Magazine (Tilton 60). Throughout Poe’s time at Graham’s Magazine he spent time with the most influential writers and publishers of his life, Clinton Bradshaw and Howard Pinckney (Tilton 60). With such amazing inspiration Poe’s audience would respond more to what he was publishing. With the publication of “The Murders in Rue Morgue,” the first modern detective story, Poe would create a new level of fame for himself (Tilton 61). The year 1841 would be the one of the last periods of time when Poe is truly happy.

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. He was an American writer, poet, critic and editor best known for evocative short stories and poems that captured the imagination and interest of readers around the world. He is famous for his tales and poems of horror and mystery, including “The Fall of the House of usher,” “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Raven.” His imaginative storytelling and tales of mystery and horror gave birth to the modern detective story. Poe’s father and mother were professional actors who at the time of his birth were members of a repertory company in Boston. Before Poe was three years old, both of his parents died, and he was raised in the home of John Allan, a prosperous exporter from Richmond, Virginia, who never legally adopted his foster son. Poe attended the best schools available, and was admitted to the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1825. Poe returned briefly to Richmond, but his relationship with Allan deteriorated. In 1827, he moved to Boston and enlisted in the United States Army. His first collection of poems, Tamerlane, and other poems was published that year. In 1829, he published a second collection entitled Al-Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor poems but neither volume received significant critical or public attention. Following his army service, Poe was admitted to the United States Military Academy, but he was again forced to leave for lack of financial support. Poe began to sell short stories to

     Edgar started using drugs, in which he thought would make him feel better. He took opium, laundiam, and morphine. While using drugs he also drank continuosly. Edgar had alot of trouble trying to stop drinking, but nothing helped and he continued to drink. Edgar's nervous system was at a low point, in which he had day-mares of the army trying to capture him, so he disguised himself, clearly this was from a mental illness. Edgar had a lot more mental discomforts following him, some lead him to near suicidal. Poe was brought to the Washington Hospital of Baltimore, on October 6, 1849 after he was found lying in the road with his clothing ripped and still semi-conscious. He then said aloud, his final poem."Father I firmly do believe I know, for death who comes for me from the regions of blast afar where there is nothing to deceive hath left his iron gates ajarand rays of truth you cannot see are flashing through eternity." The next morning Edgar Allan Poe passed away from Lobar Pneumonia which was complicated by depression. Edgar's story "The Raven" was coincidently they way Edgar felt during his depression. "Into

On October 3, 1849, Poe was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore, “in great distress, and … in need of immediate assistance”, according to Joseph W. Walker who found him. He was taken to the

Hoping for a new life, Poe joined the army but carelessly mishandled the job and somehow managed getting dismissed. Thus, unemployed he remained, but nevertheless, continued writing and publishing short stories. Feeling overwhelmed, Poe decided to reconnect with his biological family, confiding in his aunt Maria and cousin Virginia whom he later married. Many deemed the relationship strange whereas others assumed Virginia was merely a source of comfort. Career wise, Poe was somewhat accredited until the publishing of the renowned poem, “The Raven” by which he received great recognition.

Andrew Diamond Guadagnino English 3 11/12/16 Themes Throughout Edgar Allen Poe’s Stories Edgar Allen Poe exhibits many different themes throughout his poems and short stories, most readers see his stories as consistently and exclusively putting death at the fore front in themes but there are countless other themes that Poe puts in his stories and poems. These themes include love, uncertainty, subconscious self, nature, human imagination, hope and despair so one can see that Poe is not as death oriented as many people think and say he is. The first theme I will be focusing on in this evaluation is death, Poe wrote many if not most of his short stories and poems focusing on death for example in “Eldorado” the main character can only fulfill his goals through dying, another example is “The Raven” where the main character is increasingly focused on imminent

Edgar Allan Poe, a very famous author, had a hard life when it came to others dying. It seemed as though almost everyone he loved died of tuberculosis. When he was little, his father abandoned him and his family, and his mother later died or illness. He was adopted by the Allan family where he was dearly loved by his foster mother, but not so much his foster father. Later in life, many members of his family had died, and he married his 13 year old cousin, Virginia, when when he was 25. She had later died of tuberculosis, which set Poe over the edge. He started to get drunk more often and gamble more. In Edgar Allan Poe’s stories, he includes love connections, loss of loved ones, and the inevitability of death, which all reflect on to his own life.

Edgar Allan Poe's writing was ominous and horror, a fancy word for that is macabre. Poe's writings directly reflects upon his life, His insanity and his sorrow and longing is shown in most if not all of his stories. In The Tell Tale Heart the narrator tries to assure you he is not insane, that right there indicates madness! Also, The Masque of the Red Death means TB, TB was called the red death because one of the symptoms was coughing up blood. In addition, he was always longing for his mother, and his wife. In the Poem Annabel Lee, Annabel Lee is referring to his dead wife, and in The Raven Lenore is supposedly his mother. It is crazy that Poe was alive and wrote his stories over 200 years ago, and we are still talking about him, and we are still stumped about some of his fear inspiring

Poe married his cousin Virginia Clemm in 1836,she was only 13, then in 1837 they went to New York there he published the narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym his only novel. In the summer of 1846 he moved with his wife to a cottage in what was a rural area in Bronx N.Y; she died there of tuberculosis in January of 1947.On October 3, 1949, in Baltimore a stranger found him delirious and in need of medical attention, a few days later he died at the age of 40 from unknown causes.