How Did Edgar Poe Influence Writing

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Edgar was born in Boston, Massachusetts in the year of 1809. Edgar's mother perished when he was only two years old, by this time, his father had deserted him. Between the ages of 6 and 11, he was granted to go to boarding school in England. After, he turned 18, Poe issued a volume of poems and drafted in the army for 2 years. Poe's predicaments didn't leave during his childhood and continued to haunt him into his adult life. During the year of 1831, he created a new group of poems. Later in life, began a career as the editor for the Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond, Virginia in the year of 1835. Later, his wife died of tuberculosis. After, his wife's death, he pursued his dream of owning his own journal. The cause of his death was congestion of the brain, following his death he was buried alongside his grandfather. …show more content…

Poe's writing wasn't taken as serious until later in life. He created many genres of writing one being science fiction. Some of Poe's writers helped to influence many great writers, including Jules Verne and Arthur Clark. Poe's greatest influence of writing was the murder mystery. He is famous for his horror tales and published the gold bay. Poe was also very good because he had a personality that showed in his writing. He called his terror writing arabesques to show a difference from grotesques witch is Gothic writing with humor. Edgar Allan Poe was an established poet. Poe concentrated on the art and not the artist. This made him one of the great innovators of American literature. Poe abridged things that sometimes tendency to a poem could be short, and expiry is often. He used contrast in his writing and used it to control his poems. He also used his test of condensing on