Edgar Allan Poe
He was born in Boston on January 19, 1809, he was an American writer, poet, literary critic, journalist, editor and essayist, who suffered from alcoholism.
Orphaned, he was placed in the home of John Allan, a successful Scottish merchant. The Allans made him a foster family and gave him the name "Edgar Allan Poe"
In 1810 his father, David Poe Jr, left the family
while his mother died the following year of a ferocious pulmonary tuberculosis
He secretly married in 1835 to his second cousin Virginia, who was sick with tuberculosis, who inspired many of his stories.
Instruction
Grammar school in Irvine, ScotlandIn 1816 he studied in London at a boarding school in Chelsea In 1824 he served in the youth guard of honor of the city, Virginia In 1827 he enlisted in the United States Army as a private In 1829 he went to Boston, where he began working as a journalist. In 1830 he enrolled as a cadet at the West Point Military Academy
He was the initiator of the detective story, horror literature and psychological mystery, also writing science fiction and adventure stories. He was also a valuable romantic poet, anticipating symbolism and "cursed".
Most important works
Edgar Allan Poe's best-known works include the poems:“To Helen” (1831) - “The Raven” (1845) - “Annabel Lee” (1849) the short stories of wickedness and crime: “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843) - “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846) The supernatural horror story: “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839). The detective stories feature Auguste Dupin: The Murders of the Rue Morgue - The Mystery of Marie Roget (1842) - The Stolen Letter (1845). Among his tales of terror, the most famous are The Black Cat - The Revealing Heart - The Red Death - The Stolen Letter.
Poe died suddenly of an illness of uncertain origin. On October 3, 1849, the writer was found delirious in the streets of Baltimore, He was taken to Washington College hospital, where he died Sunday, October 7, 1849, at five in the morning.
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Edgar Allan Poe
He was born in Boston on January 19, 1809, he was an American writer, poet, literary critic, journalist, editor and essayist, who suffered from alcoholism.
Orphaned, he was placed in the home of John Allan, a successful Scottish merchant. The Allans made him a foster family and gave him the name "Edgar Allan Poe"
In 1810 his father, David Poe Jr, left the family
while his mother died the following year of a ferocious pulmonary tuberculosis
He secretly married in 1835 to his second cousin Virginia, who was sick with tuberculosis, who inspired many of his stories.
Instruction
Grammar school in Irvine, ScotlandIn 1816 he studied in London at a boarding school in Chelsea In 1824 he served in the youth guard of honor of the city, Virginia In 1827 he enlisted in the United States Army as a private In 1829 he went to Boston, where he began working as a journalist. In 1830 he enrolled as a cadet at the West Point Military Academy
He was the initiator of the detective story, horror literature and psychological mystery, also writing science fiction and adventure stories. He was also a valuable romantic poet, anticipating symbolism and "cursed".
Most important works
Edgar Allan Poe's best-known works include the poems:“To Helen” (1831) - “The Raven” (1845) - “Annabel Lee” (1849) the short stories of wickedness and crime: “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843) - “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846) The supernatural horror story: “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839). The detective stories feature Auguste Dupin: The Murders of the Rue Morgue - The Mystery of Marie Roget (1842) - The Stolen Letter (1845). Among his tales of terror, the most famous are The Black Cat - The Revealing Heart - The Red Death - The Stolen Letter.
Poe died suddenly of an illness of uncertain origin. On October 3, 1849, the writer was found delirious in the streets of Baltimore, He was taken to Washington College hospital, where he died Sunday, October 7, 1849, at five in the morning.