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Edgar Allan Poe

Biography Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (/poʊ/; born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849), American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor who is famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre. His tale “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841) initiated the modern detective story, and the atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivaled in American fiction. His “The Raven” (1845) numbers among the best-known poems in the national literature.

Early Life

Both Poe’s father and mother were professional actors. They died before the poet was three years old. John and Frances Allan raised him as a foster child in Richmond, Virginia. Poe attended the University of Virginia for one semester but left due to lack of money. Poe quarreled with Allan over the funds for his education and enlisted in the Army in 1827 under an assumed name. It was at this time his publishing career began, although humbly, with an anonymous collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827), credited only to "a Bostonian". With the death of Frances Allan in 1829, Poe and Allan reached a temporary rapprochement. Later failing as an officer's cadet at West Point and declaring a firm wish to be a poet and writer, Poe parted ways with John Allan.

A New Life And Marriage

After his early attempts at poetry, Poe had turned his attention to prose. He spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming known for his own style of literary criticism. His work forced him to move among several cities, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. In Baltimore in 1835, he married Virginia Clemm, his 13-year-old cousin.

Success And Death

In January 1845 Poe published his poem, "The Raven", to instant success. His wife died of tuberculosis two years after its publication. For years, he had been planning to produce his own journal, The Penn (later renamed The Stylus), though he died before it could be produced. On October 7, 1849, at age 40, Poe died in Baltimore; the cause of his death is unknown and has been variously attributed to alcohol, brain congestion, cholera, drugs, heart disease, rabies, suicide, tuberculosis, and other agents.

Influence

Edgar Allan Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world, as well as in specialized fields. He is considered as one of the originators of both horror and detective fiction. He is also credited as the “architect” of the modern short story. As a critic he was one of the first writers to put emphasis on the effect of style and structure. He was thus a forerunner to the "art for art's sake" movement. Poe is particularly respected in France, in part due to early translations by Charles Baudelaire. Baudelaire's translations became definitive renditions of Poe's work throughout Europe.

Poe and his work appear throughout popular culture in literature, music, films, and television. A number of his homes are dedicated museums today. The Mystery Writers of America present an annual award known as the Edgar Award for distinguished work in the mystery genre.

The Sleeper

Edgar Allan Poe Alone, Beauty, Change, Child, Childhood, Children, Dream, Family, Fear, Fog, Heaven, June, Moon, Rose, Sleep, Tree

The Coliseum

Edgar Allan Poe Fate, Hair, Hero, Home, Light, Magic, Memory, Moon, Power, Sad, Silence, Spring, Star, Strength, Sun, Wind

Romance

Edgar Allan Poe Child, Children, Green, Heart, Heaven, Romance, Sky, Time

The Haunted Palace

Edgar Allan Poe Angel, Beauty, Evil, Happy, Home, Red, Remember, River, Smile, Sorrow, Time

The City In The Sea

Edgar Allan Poe Alone, City, Death, Flower, Heaven, Light, Night, Rose, Sea, Sky, Time, Water, Wind

The Conqueror Worm

Edgar Allan Poe Angel, Fear, Food, Funeral, God, Hero, Hope, Music, Night, Red, Solitude

Bridal Ballad

Edgar Allan Poe Ballad, Dream, Evil, Faith, God, Happy, Heart, Kiss

To F–S S. O–D

Edgar Allan Poe Beauty, Heart, Love, World

To M–

Edgar Allan Poe Alone, Fate, Flower, Heart, Kiss, Rose, Spring

Annabel Lee

Edgar Allan Poe Angel, Beautiful, Child, Children, Dream, Happy, Heaven, Love, Moon, Night, Rose, Sea, Star, Wind

An Acrostic

Edgar Allan Poe

Sonnet- To Science

Edgar Allan Poe Car, Daughter, Dream, Green, Heart, Sky, Sonnet, Star, Summer, Time, Tree

Tamerlane

Edgar Allan Poe Alone, Beauty, Believe, Dream, Father, Fire, Hair, Heart, Heaven, Hope, Light, Moon, Passion, Power, Pride, Rain, Summer, Sun, Sunshine, Together

Stanzas

Edgar Allan Poe Alone, Beauty, Believe, Birth, Faith, God, Heaven, Life, Light, Nature, Night, Passion, Power, Sleep, Star, Summer, Sun, Time

Ulalume

Edgar Allan Poe

To ——

Edgar Allan Poe Dream, God, Heart, Heaven, Sleep, Truth

To One Departed

Edgar Allan Poe Dream, Lonely, Memory, Ocean, Rose, Sad, Sea, Sky, Smile

Evening Star

Edgar Allan Poe Fire, Heart, Heaven, Joy, Light, Moon, Night, Smile, Star, Summer, Time

Dreams

Edgar Allan Poe Birth, Dream, Happy, Heart, Heaven, Home, Hope, Life, Light, Moon, Night, Passion, Power, Sky, Sorrow, Star, Summer, Sun, Wind

Elizabeth

Edgar Allan Poe Heart, School, Truth

To My Mother

Edgar Allan Poe Angel, Death, Heart, Life, Mother

The Bells – A Collaboration

Edgar Allan Poe

To Ulalume: A Ballad

Edgar Allan Poe Beauty, Dream, Heaven, Hope, Journey, Kiss, Light, Lost, Memory, Night, October, Peace, Remember, River, Sister, Sky, Star, Trust

A Dream Within A Dream

Edgar Allan Poe Dream, God, Hope, Kiss, Night

In Youth I Have Known One

Edgar Allan Poe Alone, Beauty, Believe, Birth, Faith, God, Heaven, Life, Light, Nature, Night, Passion, Power, Sleep, Star, Summer, Sun, Time, Wind

Israfel

Edgar Allan Poe Angel, Beauty, Fire, Flower, God, Grief, Hate, Heaven, Joy, Love, Moon, Red, Sky, Song, Star, Sunshine, World

To One In Paradise

Edgar Allan Poe Dance, Dream, Fairy, Flower, Future, Green, Hope, Life, Light, Love, Sea, Tree

To F–

Edgar Allan Poe Dream, Lonely, Memory, Ocean, Rose, Sea, Sky, Smile

To ——

Edgar Allan Poe Angel, Dream, God, Heart, Hope, Power, Pride

In The Greenest Of Our Valleys

Edgar Allan Poe Angel, Beauty, Evil, Happy, Home, Red, Remember, River, Smile, Sorrow, Time

Impromptu – To Kate Carol

Edgar Allan Poe

A Valentine

Edgar Allan Poe Heart, Lost, Truth, Valentine

Al Aaraaf

Edgar Allan Poe Angel, Beauty, Birth, Death, Fairy, Fire, Flower, Hair, Heaven, Light, Moon, Music, Night, Purple, Red, Rose, Silence, Sky, Star, World

The Forest Reverie

Edgar Allan Poe Birth, Dream, Fire, Flower, Heart, Hope, River, Rose, Running, Snow, Song, Spring, Strength, Sun, Tree, Wind

Alone

Edgar Allan Poe Alone, Autumn, Childhood, Heart, Heaven, Joy, Life, Passion, Red, Sky, Sorrow, Spring, Sun

To Helen

Edgar Allan Poe Beauty, Hair, Home, Sea

Serenade

Edgar Allan Poe Dream, God, Heaven, Light, Love, Music, Nature, Ocean, Sea, Silence, Sky, Sleep, Star, Time

Sonnet- To Zante

Edgar Allan Poe Flower, Hope, Memory, Purple, Sad, Sonnet

Epigram For Wall Street

Edgar Allan Poe

To M.L.S.

Edgar Allan Poe Angel, Despair, Faith, Heaven, Hope, Life, Light, Night, Remember, Sun, Truth

For Annie

Edgar Allan Poe Angel, Beautiful, Beauty, Dream, Heaven, Kiss, Light, Pain, Passion, River, Rose, Sky, Sleep, Spring, Star, Strength, Thanks, Truth, Water

The Village Street

Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven

Edgar Allan Poe Angel, Dream, Evil, Fear, Friend, Heaven, Home, Hope, Lonely, Lost, Memory, Purple, Raven, Remember, Sad, Silence, Smile, Sorrow, Wind

The Divine Right Of Kings

Edgar Allan Poe

Eulalie

Edgar Allan Poe Alone, Girl, Moon, Night, Pain, Purple, Sky, Smile, Star, World

An Enigma

Edgar Allan Poe Sonnet

Lenore

Edgar Allan Poe Angel, Child, Children, Death, Evil, Funeral, God, Grief, Hair, Heaven, Hope, Innocence, Life, Light, Night, Pride, River, Song

Imitation

Edgar Allan Poe Dark, Dream, Hope, Light, Pride, Time

The Valley Of Unrest

Edgar Allan Poe Flower, Heaven, Magic, People, Red, Sad, Smile, Solitude, Star, Tree, Trust, War, Wind

To Helen – 1848

Edgar Allan Poe Beauty, Dark, Fate, Fire, Happy, Heaven, Home, Hope, July, Light, Lonely, Moon, Night, Poetry, Pride, Sad, Sea, Sorrow, Wind, World

Hymn To Aristogeiton And Harmodius

Edgar Allan Poe Hero, Home, Joy, Song

To Marie Louise (Shew)

Edgar Allan Poe

The Lake

Edgar Allan Poe Death, Love, Night, Spring, Wind, World

Hymn

Edgar Allan Poe Fate, Future, God, Hope, Joy, Mother, Sky

Eldorado

Edgar Allan Poe Heart, Journey, Moon, Song, Strength, Sunshine

Dreamland

Edgar Allan Poe Angel, Fire, Friend, Heaven, Home, Lonely, Memory, Night, River, Sad, Sky, Water

Sancta Maria

Edgar Allan Poe Fate, Future, God, Hope, Joy, Mother, Sky

Fairy-Land

Edgar Allan Poe Butterfly, Change, Fairy, Light, Moon, Night, Passion, Sea, Sky, Sleep, Star

To The River

Edgar Allan Poe Beauty, Daughter, Heart, River, Water

The Bells

Edgar Allan Poe Alone, Anger, Dance, Despair, Fire, Future, Happiness, Happy, Moon, Night, People, Silence, Silver, Star, Time, Wedding, Woman, Women, World

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