Edgar Allan Poe is a well-known author and poet. Even young children learn about his famous poem “The Raven”. They might even read some of his work in their school years. However, many do not know much about his life or how much he actually contributed to the literary world. Despite controversy over whether his writing reflects who he was as a person, Poe was an amazing writer who laid down the foundation for many aspects of modern literature – perhaps in light of his tragedy-filled life.
Edgar Allan Poe had a life full of loss and difficulty that probably impacted his writing to a certain extent. Before the age of three his mother died and his father left, so he was unofficially taken in by John and Frances Allan. Frances died within a few years, and Poe’s relationship with John was never a good one. Although Poe received a great education from a young age because John was well-off, John never provided financial support
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One of Poe’s most famous poems –“The Raven” – was published in 1845, and is a famous and widely known poem even in modern literature. “Today, Poe is recognized as one of the foremost progenitors of modern literature, both in its popular forms, such as horror and detective fiction, and in its more complex and self-conscious forms, which represent the essential artistic manner of the 20th century.” (Poetry Foundation).
Poe uses a variety of literary techniques and often tells his stories through a first-person narrator. He also establishes character tropes popular in detective fiction in his detective stories. He was inspired by other authors such as late 9th century French Symbolists, English romantics of the 19th century, E.T.A Hoffman, and Ann Radcliffe. All of these things come together to make him a successful writer, who is remembered for his short fiction and who can be seen to influence later