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EDGAR ALLAN POE
North American Literature I
“They who
dream by day
are cognizant of
many things
which escape
those who
dream only by
night."From: Eleonora
TO BEGIN…
Was born Edgar Poe to Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and
David Poe Jr.
on January 19, 1809
Boston, Massachusetts.
He was the second child. He had an older brother,
William and a younger sister, Rosaline.
His parents were traveling actors
His father abandoned the family in 1810
His mother died a year later of tuberculosis.
AFTER HIS PARENTS DEATH…
Edgar was taken in by John Allan, a successful
Scottish merchant.
The Allan’s served as a foster family and gave him
the name “Edgar Allan Poe”. However, the Allan’s
never formally adopted him.
After a brief college experience Poe stopped
talking to the family all together.
EDUCATION
Poe attended grammar school in Irvine, Scotland in
1815…
He moved onto boarding school in Chelsea until
the summer of 1817.
Poe also attended the University of Virginia,
however he dropped out after a year due to large
gambling debts.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
On May 27, 1827 Poe enlisted in the US Army. He
claimed to be 22, but he was really only 18
After a few years Poe left the military.
Due to a disagreement on funds Poe ended his
relationship with his foster parents.
Shortly after Mrs. Allan passed away.
AFTER THE MILITARY…
Poe lived in Baltimore with his aunt and her eight-
year-old daughter, Virginia.
Poe became Virginia’s tutor.
In 1836 Poe married Virginia who at the time was
13.
Virginia died at an early age due to tuberculosis
and inspired many literary pieces that we have from
Poe.
PUBLISHING…
Poe was the first well-known American author to try and
live on his writing alone.
Poe was the first writer to use vocabulary to set the mood
of his story rather than the setting.
Due to publishers having insufficient funds, Poe often
found himself begging for money
Due to lack of money, Poe took several editorial positions.
POPULAR TITLES…
The Raven- Poem
The Bells- Poem
Annabel Lee- Poem
The Black Cat – Tale
The Pit and the Pendulum – Tale
The Tell- Tale Heart – Tale
The Murders in the Rue Morgue – Tale
The Masque of the Red Death - Tale
The Fall of the House of Usher- Short Story
The Philosophy of Composition - Essay
GENRE
Poe was a Gothic writer.
Many of his works are classified as dark
romanticism.
He was the first to write and publish a successful
detective story
Is the father of the horror story.
Much of Poe's popularity has grown out of a fascination
with his peculiar, tortured life.
Mind was, definitely, Poe’s favorite writing area; he
tirelessly explored subjects such as self-
destruction, madness, and imagination in works such
as "The Imp of the Perverse," "William Wilson”.
Stories such as "Ligeia," "Landor's Cottage," "The Pit
and the Pendulum," "MS Found in a Bottle," and The
Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym all make more sense
when read as journeys into and around the mind rather
than accounts of the physical world.
HIS IMPORTANCE
"The Raven," has been called the best-known
poem in the Western Hemisphere.
Among the general public, Poe is known primarily
for his mastery of the Gothic genre.
Poe's short stories "The Fall of the House of
Usher" and "Ligeia" are both classic examples of the
genre.
Perhaps Poe's most
enduring contribution to
popular culture has been his
invention of the detective
story. His chief detective, C.
Auguste Dupin, and stories
such as "The Murders in the
Rue Morgue" have inspired
countless imitators, most
notably Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle, creator of Sherlock
Holmes.
In 1843, he published some booklets containing a
few of his short stories but they didn't sell well
enough. He won a hundred dollars for his story, “The
Gold Bug" and sold a few other stories to magazines
but he barely had enough money to support his
family.
In 1844, Poe moved back to New York.
In 1845 Virginia's health was fading away and
Edgar was deeply distressed by it. She died in 1847.
Poe collapsed from stress but gradually returned to
health later that year.
HIS LAST DAYS
On October 3, Poe was found at Gunner's Hall, a public house at 44
East Lombard Street Philadelphia , and was taken to the hospital.
He lapsed in and out of consciousness but was never able to explain
exactly what happened to him. Edgar Allan Poe died in the hospital on
Sunday, October 7, 1849.
DEATH
October 3, 1849, Poe was found on the streets of
Baltimore in a delirious state. He died on October
7th.
It is not known how Poe came to the condition in
which he died.
He was wearing another person’s clothing
His final words were, “Lord help my poor soul”
All of Poe’s medical records have been lost.
The mystery
surrounding Poe's death
has led to many myths
and urban legends. The
reality is that no one
knows for sure what
happened during the
last few days of his life.
DEATH CONT’D
There are many theories as to the true reason for
Poe’s death. A few of them are epilepsy, diabetes,
rabies, murder, beating
There is a story that from the day he was buried to
today, a hooded person visits his grave with a rose
on the anniversary of his death
The place where he lived until he died.