Edgar Allan Poe
Literary style and themes:
Poe's best known fiction works are Gothic. His most recurring themes deal with questions of death. Many of his works are generally considered part of the dark romanticism genre.
Edgar Allan Poe
Life : ❀He was born in Boston,
Massachusetts; he was orphaned young when his mother died shortly after his father abandoned the family. Poe was taken in by John Allan.
Edgar Allan Poe
Publishing:
His publishing career began humbly, with an anonymous collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems
Edgar Allan Poe
In JanuaryБайду номын сангаас1845 Poe published his poem, The Raven, to instant success.
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849 American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement
Edgar Allan Poe
The tales of mystery and the macabre. one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story . the inventor of the detective fiction genre. the first well-known American writer to try wellto earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
Edgar Allan Poe
❀He attended the
University of Virginia for one semester but left due to lack of money.
❀ Then enlisted in the
Army and later failing as an officer's cadet at West Point.
Edgar Allan Poe
❀ in 1835, he married
Virginia Clemm, his 13year-old cousin.
Edgar Allan Poe
❀ His death :
On October 3, 1849,and the causes of his death remain uncertain.
Edgar Allan Poe
Literary theory:
He believed that quality work should be brief and focus on a specific single effect. Poe's writing reflects his literary theories, which he presented in his criticism and also in essays such as "The Poetic Principle".