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EDGAR ALLAN POE

Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. He

was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of

the American Romantic Movement. Poe is famous for his tales of mystery

and the macabre. He was one of the earliest American practitioners of the

short story, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction

genre

LIFE

EARLY LIFE

Both Poe’s father and mother were professional actors. They died before the

poet was three years old. John and Frances Allan raised him as a foster child

in Richmond, Virginia. Poe attended the University of Virginia for one

semester but left due to lack of money. Poe quarreled with Allan over the

funds for his education and enlisted in the Army in 1827 under an assumed

name. It was at this time his publishing career began, although humbly, with

an anonymous collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827),

credited only to "a Bostonian". With the death of Frances Allan in 1829, Poe

and Allan reached a temporary rapprochement. Later failing as an officer's

cadet at West Point and declaring a firm wish to be a poet and writer, Poe

parted ways with John Allan.

A NEW LIFE AND MARRIAGE

SUCESS

After his early attempts at poetry, Poe had turned his attention to prose. He

spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals,

becoming known for his own style of literary criticism. His work forced him to

move among several cities, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York

City. In Baltimore in 1835, he married Virginia Clemm, his 13-year-old cousin.

In January 1845 Poe published his poem, "The Raven", to instant success. His

wife died of tuberculosis two years after its publication.

DEAD

publication. For years, he had

been planning to produce his own journal, The Penn (later renamed The

Stylus), though he died before it could be produced. On October 7, 1849, at

age 40, Poe died in Baltimore; the cause of his death is unknown and has

been variously attributed to alcohol, brain congestion, cholera, drugs, heart

disease, rabies, suicide, tuberculosis, and other agents.

INFLUENCE

Edgar Allan Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world, as well as in specialized fields. He is considered as one of

the originators of both horror and detective fiction. He is also credited as the “architect” of the modern short story. As a critic he was one of the first

writers to put emphasis on the effect of style and structure. He was thus a forerunner to the "art for art's sake" movement. Poe is particularly respected in France, in part due to early translations by Charles Baudelaire. Baudelaire's translations became definitive renditions of Poe's work throughout Europe. Poe and his work appear throughout popular culture in literature, music,

films, and television. A number of his homes are dedicated museums today. The Mystery Writers of America present an annual award known as the Edgar

Award for distinguished work in the mystery genre.

MIGUEL ANGEL PINILLA TORRES N° 18 11-A