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His life
American writer and poet
Born in Boston, 1809 (Elizabeth and David Poe – both actors)
Orphaned in 1811 with older brother and younger sister
Taken by John and Frances Allan
Attended a university but spent most of his money on gambling
Moved to Boston and enlisted in the army
In army he ralised he wanted to be a writer and tried to resighn
Moved to Baltimore, 1835 married his cousin Virginia (1847 Tubercolosis)
Died on October 7 1849 to drug and alcohol overdoses
His work Horror, sci-fi, detective and sometimes humorous stories
During Academy, his first book “Tamerlane and other Poems“
Worked as magazine editor and critic in Richmond and later in Philadelphia
Lot of short stories (Fall of the House of Usher, The Gold Bug,…)
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" - the first modern detective story
Wrote only one novel “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket“
1845 published The Raven
The most stories and poetry written during last 2 years of his life
His work inspired many authors
The Raven Narrative Poem, Trochaic Octameter
First published in 1845 in the New York Evening Mirror
One of the most known american poems
Noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere
Tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness
Interesting Facts The famous creepy portrait depicting Poe as a baggy-eyed weirdo was
far from what he really looked like. Actually, he was a very athletic and handsome sportsman.
The American football team the Baltimore Ravens are named in honor of The Raven poem
Poe had a very keen interest in cryptography and tried to popularize this field. (Used in The Gold Bug)
“The Raven“ was originally sold to The American Review for $9
Charles Dickens and Edgar Allen Poe were pen friends and even met once in Philadelphia
Poe was a keen cat lover. Supposedly, he often wrote with his cat on his shoulder. (inspired The Black Cat)
One of his favorite hobbies was space and cosmology. His 1848 essay called “Eureka: A Prose Poem“ contained a theory that presaged the Big Bang theory by 80 years.