Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe
(1809-1840)
* PJ
1. Biography.
2. The masque of the red death.
3. The pit and the pendulum.
4. The murders in the rue Morgue.
Edgar Allan Poe was anAmerican author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitionersof the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known Americanwriter to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
He was born in January 19, 1809 as Edgar Poe in Boston; he was orphaned young when hismother died shortly after his father abandoned the family. Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan, of Richmond, but they never formally adopted him. He attended the University of Virginia for onesemester but left due to lack of money. After enlisting in the Army and later failing as an officer's cadet at West Point, Poe parted ways with the Allans. His publishing career began humbly, with ananonymous collection of poems.
Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming known for his own style of literary criticism. Hiswork 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. In January 1845 Poepublished his poem, "The Raven", to instant success. His wife died of tuberculosis two years after its publication. He began planning to produce his own journal, The Penn, though he died before it could beproduced. On October 7, 1849, at age 40, Poe died in Baltimore; the cause of his death is unknown.
* Summary:
The Red Death is a plague that has been killing people for a long time. The...
(1809-1840)
* PJ
1. Biography.
2. The masque of the red death.
3. The pit and the pendulum.
4. The murders in the rue Morgue.
Edgar Allan Poe was anAmerican author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitionersof the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known Americanwriter to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
He was born in January 19, 1809 as Edgar Poe in Boston; he was orphaned young when hismother died shortly after his father abandoned the family. Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan, of Richmond, but they never formally adopted him. He attended the University of Virginia for onesemester but left due to lack of money. After enlisting in the Army and later failing as an officer's cadet at West Point, Poe parted ways with the Allans. His publishing career began humbly, with ananonymous collection of poems.
Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming known for his own style of literary criticism. Hiswork 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. In January 1845 Poepublished his poem, "The Raven", to instant success. His wife died of tuberculosis two years after its publication. He began planning to produce his own journal, The Penn, though he died before it could beproduced. On October 7, 1849, at age 40, Poe died in Baltimore; the cause of his death is unknown.
* Summary:
The Red Death is a plague that has been killing people for a long time. The...
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