An Enigma; the Sleeper; a Raven: Edgar “Allan” Poe

Dark, depressing, morbid, or simply unusual a single name can apply all these haggle together. That name belongs to Edgar Allan Poe. For English students, scholars around the world, and the common dark, poetic romanticist, that name means a lot more. Poe is an icon, a person that the aforementi id deal aspire to, or upright a black person whom will never be chthonicstood past his death. The name Poe to these people refers to a impress poet, a previously run-down short yarn writer, a hated critic, and an unappreciated author of several(prenominal) volumes of novels.If someone mentions Poe, they would immediately think of Edgar Allan Poe. As mentioned before, Poe was a very kabbalistic person whom some(prenominal) researchers distillery try to figure out to this day. The reason to his eerie work is thought to be due to the legion(predicate) failures and losses hes faced in his lifetime. Whether it was because of innumerable losses, inopportune death, or if he was just simpl y ill in the head, Edgar Allan Poe did a great deal for scholars around the world, and English literature today. On January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts, actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins gave birth to a healthy boy his father, David Poe Jr. ave him his name Edgar Poe aft(prenominal) himself. However, the young Edgar was solely together with his biological parents for a short time, as they broke up in 1810 due to David Poe deviation the family (Edgar Allan Poe Biography). A year after, his mother died from pulmonary tuberculosis, a bacterial infection within the lungs. A hardly a(prenominal) days after his mothers death, Edgar was informed of his fathers sudden death from an unidentified cause. After going through these inopportune deaths, toddler Edgar was adopted unofficially by Frances and John Allan, a couple of wealthy merchants in Richmond, Virginia.In 1815, the awkward family moved to England, and Edgar was schooled at Chelsea (Edgar Allan Poe Biography). There in En gland, Edgar was first introduced to black letter fabrication. At the time, gothic fiction was slowly declining in popularity as a favorable literature genre, be replaced throughout the years by historical romance with whole shebang from authors much(prenominal) as, Sir Walter Scott. However, the casual reader and many literature critics now think that they had severely overlooked many should-be famous works and that gothic fiction had just begun to mature into its most creative period (Gothic fiction).From 1816 to 1820, Poe often moved between schools across England and lived with his foster family, even shortly after his registration documents have been collected. In 1826, Poe was given a sizeable append of money from his foster father and was schooled at the University of Virginia. though he was academically superior, Poe was removed of his registration after merely three semesters due to unpaid debts from his drinking binges and gambling (Polito). In 1827, Poe enlisted in the U. S. Army under the name Edgar A. Perry and published his first harbor, Tamerlane and Other Poems, from the pay he received there.However, it received little direction and received no critiques (Quinn 129). While dowry in the military, Poes foster mother, Frances Allan, died. After only serving devil years in his enlisted five in the U. S. Army, Poe was discharged after serving only two of five of his enlisted years and visited Richmond the day after her burial. Soon after, he moved to his aunts home in Baltimore and stayed there with her children (Polito). In December 1829, Poe wrote yet another book, Al Araaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems. This book was also unrecognized (Quinn 165).Poe enlisted into West Point Academy in March 1830, but stood for merely half(a) a year. He dismissed himself through an intentional court martial in February 1831, but released a third collection of poems, simply titled Poems. The volume was dedicated as thank you to many cadets at West Point f or helping fund 75 cents each for the publication of his book (Quinn 174-176). Soon after leaving the military, Poe started in his publishing career. In 1835, he became an editor and critic for the Richmond newspaper, Southern literary Messenger.He brought 12-year old cousin Virginia Clemm, whom he married in 1836, and his aunt along with him (Edgar Allan Poe). His popularity as a writer began to grow over the ten years spent as an assistant editor for the Messenger. Poe is known for editing literary journals such as Philadelphia-based Gentlemans Magazine, Grahams Magazine, and New York-based Broadway ledger (Polito). Though receiving a tremendous work load, Poe was financially unstable, yet he was able to continue writing and his works garnered praise and built his reputation even further (Edgar Allan Poe).During this time, Poe had published some of his most well-known works such as The Raven, The Tale Tell Heart, and The Fall of the House of Usher (Polito). In 1842, Poes wife, Vi rginia Clemm showed symptoms of tuberculosis. Under stress from his wifes ailment, Poe was induced with heavy drinking and extreme depression. When Broadway Journal disbanded in 1846, Poe and his wife relocated to The Bronx, New York, where Virginia soon died on January 30, 1847 (Edgar Allan Poe Biography). Poes demise is still mysterious and under conjecture even to this day.The only thing known about his death is that he was found on the streets of Baltimore in early October of 1949, delirious, and in a drunken rage. He received treatment at Washington College Hospital on the third, but died merely four days later. Edgars last words were, God help my poor soul (Quinn 639-640) Edgar Allan Poes literary prowess and works left a memorable impact on English literature, specifically in the detective fiction and horror genres (Polito). Poe is assign for crafting the modern short story. Art for arts sake came from the editor Poe, stemming from his vigilance in critiquing the personal manner and structure of literary works placed in front of him (Polito). His works were recognized internationally, where even Charles Baudclaire had begun to see Poes works into French, which is why the French culture holds a place for Edgar Allan Poe. He was certainly one of the first American authors to have become more honored and known in Europe, than in the get together States where he settled (Edgar Allan Poe Biography). The beloved book character, C.Auguste Dupin from Poes early detective fiction works such as The Murders in the Rue Morgue became the character model of future fictitious detectives. As quoted by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Each of Poes detective stories is a root from which a whole literature has developed Where was the detective story until Poe breathed the breath of life into it? (Long) To this day, Poes works are still introduced in modern classrooms. non because his writing is famous, but because his writing points something new out to every reader. Thoug h famous for writing foreboding, depressing, or lain confusing, hes always published numerous works depicting hope, passion, and happiness (Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore) Edgar Allan Poes mastery of technique and poetic diction appeals to every one of his readers. Every time someone reads Poes works, the reader is able to immerse themselves in his stories, and they leave, learning something new about them, something they had never known before. plant life Cited Long, Karen R. On Eve of 200th Birthday, Edgar Allan Poe Still Chills Leaders. The Plain Dealer. 18 Jan. 2009. 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