Eliza Haywood

Edwin Muir, a 19th century poet, lived a long and fairly pleasant life, despite his early years. Muir came into the world on the 15th of May in 1887, on one of the Orkney Islands. (Poem Hunter) His parents were farmers, but in 1901 his parents and siblings, 6 in all including Muir, were forced off of their land for financial reasons, and so they traveled to Glasgow. Once there, two of Muir’s brothers, along with both of his parents, passed away. With half of his family gone, Muir and the rest of

Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer was a magnificent Dutch painter who specialized in domestic scenes of common middle-class family life. Vermeer often hailed as the most famous artist of the Dutch Golden age, or perhaps second to only Rembrandt himself. Johannes Vermeer would not be recognized as a wealthy man, later in life, alas, his younger years did include various hardships which included a lavish rich lifestyle. Growing up in the Netherlands in a small city named Delft, Johannes was would be

Exploring Theme in “The Raven” “And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain thrilled me-filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before… presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer… here I opened wide the door; darkness there and nothing more.” These lines are from the notorious poem, “The Raven” written by the great author, Edgar Allan Poe. In this poem, “The Raven”, the author, Edgar Allan Poe, begins with the narrator of the poem, a young man mourning the

The reason I chose Edgar Allan Poe is because first off he kind of freaks me out, because his writing is like really dark and it is fun to read, and the last reason is because I watch this show called, “The Following” and the main character in it is obsessed Edgar Allan Poe and he basically reads his books and they are his inspiration to kill. Edgar was born on January 19, 1809 and he died on October 7, 1849. Edgar was born in Boston, by the time he was 3 years old both of his parents had died so

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was a skilled writer; he wrote many books that involved horror and mystery. Poe started his writing career editing newspapers and writing short stories. One may assume that Poe wrote these panicked stories to tell others about his own life. Influenced by his tragic childhood, Edgar Allan Poe started writing horror and mysterious stories. Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, on January 19,1809. When Poe was just two years old his mother died. Soon after that his

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic in the early 1800s. Poe’s short stories and poems are known for being thrillers. He wrote many short stories about mystery, but some of the poems are reflected on his life as a kid. At a young age, editors at biography.com writes, “Poe never knew his parents”. His dad walked out on the family and his mom died when he was three. After his mother died, he was put into childcare becoming an orphan. He was adopted by John and Frances

1. Late one night a very tired man was thinking of his many lost thoughts. Then the man heard a gentle knocking on his door. He then asks if someone is knocking at his door and nothing more. 2. It was a very cold December night, and the fire casts shadows across the floor. He cannot wait for tomorrow to come. Late in the night he read his book trying to find an end to his sorrow of his Lenore. 3. His purple curtains waving and rustling filled him with terror he has never felt in the past. His

Does the name “Washington Irving” strike a bell? The author of the immortalized tales, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle.” A man who has passed away almost two centuries ago, and still yet, a man who has paved the way for American literature. Washington Irving was born in New York, New York on April 3, 1783, and turned to writing once the family’s import-export business had failed. Realizing that there would be no more means to support himself financially, Irving took up his talent

The poem The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe can be interpreted in many different ways. In my opinion, the poem tells of a woman that was very important in his life. The raven in the poem is his representation of the constant reminder that his lost loved one named Lenore is gone. There is a lot of evidence that supports this claim throughout the poem that Poe uses. The narrator in The Raven is grieving the death of a woman named Lenore. However, in the poem, we do not know who Lenore is to him but we can

On January 19, 1809, a major figure in the world of literature was born. Edgar Allan Poe, from Boston, Massachusetts, would become known for his profound and ingenious poems, short stories and critical theories. His tales of horror and mystery would establish the modern detective story and become literary classics worldwide. Additionally, the great poet would earn the nickname, “Father of the Detective Story”. Edgar Allan Poe’s famous works, such as The Raven, The Fall of the House of Usher, and