Edgar Allan Poe Research Paper

Edgar Allen Poe Edgar Allen Poe was a man everyone knew very well. He stared movies, filmed movie’s and wrote books. When people think of Edgar Allen Poe they think dark, mistry, terrifying writing. Edgar states “I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.” (poemmuseum). He wanted his style of writing like no others. He knew he had problems and he was quite okay with it. He once said “I do not suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it” (poemmuseum). This only lead him to believe his writing would only get better in time. He is known today as one of the most brilliant and original writers in American literature. He is also considered the father of the “modern detective story”(infoplease). Edgar Allan Poe was a great poet

The name allen came later in poe’s life when he was adopted. He was born on January 19th 1809 to a Elizabeth Arnold Poe and a David Poe Jr. In December 1811 Elizabeth died from tuberculosis.Elizabeth, was buried in the churchyard of St. John's Episcopal Church. St. John's is the oldest church in Richmond and is famous as the site of Patrick Henry's rousing "liberty or death" oration shortly before the Revolutionary War. (edgar-allan-poe) .Edgar was only 3 years old. Just a few days later Edgar’s father died with tuberculosis. Poe was the middle child of three children. His oldest brother was Henry Poe ,and his infant sister was Rosalie Poe. They were split up. Henry lived with the paternal grandparents. Rosalie was adopted by a family. And Edgar was adopted by John and Frances Allan, a Richmond couple that couldn't have children of their own. As a child Edgar was poor with his birth parents. Edgar attended University of Virginia. After less than one year there he was had to leave the university because Allan refused to pay Poe’s gambling debts. After that Poe’s relationship with his father fell

Over the next ten years, Poe wtoe number of literary journals including the Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine and Graham’s Magazine in Philadelphia and the Broadway Journal in New York City. (poets)After this poe knew was as a poet. He wrote some of the best stories and poems, like “The Fall of the House of Usher” “The Tell-Tale Heart," “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and “The Raven.” (poets). Poes work got out there for everyone to see. People feel in love with the fact that Edgar was able to write like this. They was not only in love with the writing but, him himself. They loved the way he could just come up with these and in an evil kind of