The world of English literature acknowledges the prominent Edgar Poe as an American writer, critic and editor. Born on the nineteenth day of January 1909, Poe was famous for the short stories and poems. The mystery tales and macabre were Poe’s primary focus. The American literature, especially the United States, found him as a figure of romanticism and a pioneer. Poe also developed the genre of detective fiction and took part in the start of science fiction as an independent genre. Writing alone was his way of earning a living and was among the first Americans to depend on literature only. Although Poe approached difficult oppstacles, he was dedicated and passionate about writing.
Both Poe’s mother and father, Elizabeth and David were actors.
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Because of his passion for writing, Poe was discharged from the academy in less than a year,and he set our for New York to pursue his dream. Poe began writing and entering his short stories into local contests. In hopes of getting these stories published, Poe was let down when discovering that publishers pirated some of his works and failed to pay him (May, Charles). Not allowing negative events to affect him, Poe established work for literature journals and reviews, a job that made him popular for literary criticism. Edgar’s work forced him to travel to various cities such as Baltimore and Philadelphia where he continued on his journey as a critic and …show more content…
Most of the publishers left the career because publishers either did not pay them as promised paid them less or delayed their payment. Poe was determined to not give up. Instead, he pleaded for his money and frequently had to put up with humiliation and insult. After a few years of doing poetry, he started concentrating on prose. Poe put his stories with publication in Philadelphia, and then began to work on a drama called the Politian. In his hard work, Edgar’s famous short story “MS. Found in a Bottle” won him an award in 1833’s October by the Baltimore Saturday Visitor. “Found in a bottle” made him a famous writer, and John Kennedy recognized him, helped him to sell his stories and also introduced Poe to an editor in Richmond. As time passed, he went back to Baltimore and married his thirteen-year-old cousin Virginia in 1835. His first mega-success was after the publishing of the poem “The Raven” (Poe, Edgar 777). Unfortunately, his wife died only two years after this publication and, inspired some of darkness in his later