Edgar Allan Poe (; born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. He is also generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Poe was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.Poe was born in Boston, the second child of actors David and Elizabeth "Eliza" Poe. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and his mother died the following year. Thus orphaned, Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. They never formally adopted him, but he was with them well into young adulthood. Tension developed later as Poe and John Allan repeatedly clashed over Poe's debts, including those incurred by gambling, and the cost of …
Edgar Allan Poe
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Едгар Алън По, Эдгар Алан По, เอดการ์ แอลลัน โพ, and 112 others
Edgard Poë, Edgar Allan Poe, 에드거 앨런 포, Edgar Poë, எட்கர் ஆலன் போ, Edg. Allan Poe, Edgars Po, Edgar Allan-Poe, アラン ポオ, Edqar Allan Po, ایڈگر ایلن پو, Edhar Po, אדגאר אלאן פא, ਐਡਗਰ ਐਲਨ ਪੋ, E. A ポオ, એડગર ઍલન પો, אדגר פו, エドガー・アラン ポウ, Edgar Alen Po, Idġār Ālan Pū, Èdgar Po, エドガー・アラン ポオ, Edgar A. Poe, Edgar A Perry, Edgar Po, එඩ්ගා ඇලන් පෝ, Èdgar Alan Po, Edgardo A. Poe, .. Poe, Poe, アランポオ, एडगर अॅलन पो, Э. А По, एडगर ऍलन पो, エドガー・アラン ポー, Edgar Allen Po, Edgardo Poe, Eḍgār Ālen Pō, E.A. Poe, بو، إدغار آلان،, ʼAggā ʼAyʻlaṅʻ Pui, Edgaras Alanas Po, По, אדגר אלן פוא, إدجار آلان بو،, Edkar Boj, Edjar Allan Poe, Aidege Ailun Po, 艾都加·阿蘭·薄, Quarles, E. A. Poe, Edgar Poe, Edgar Alan Poe, Edgars Alans Po, E. A ポー, עדגאר אלאן פא, Edgar Alan Po, Edgarus Allan Poe, Էդգար Ալլան Պո, ედგარ ალან პო, 爱伦·坡, Ai de ge Ai lun Po, Έντγκαρ Άλλαν Πόε, 'Aggā 'Ayʿlan Pui, एड्गार एलेन पोए, എഡ്ഗാർ അല്ലൻ പോ, Edgard Allan Poe, Edgars Allans Po, Edgar Elen Po, بو، وليم إدغار آلان،, Ētkar Boy, 에드거앨런포, एडगर एलन पो, Edgar A. Perry, Etkar Boy, E. A Poe, Едгар Аллан По, Aidege-Ailun-Po, Едгар Алан По, ئێدگار ئالێن پۆ, エドガー・アラン・ポー, Lavante, ادجار الان بو, Поэ, Э По, Эдгар АлланПо По, エドガー ポー, Эдгар По, אדגר אלן פא, Edgar A. (Edgar Allan) Poe, עדגאר פא, Ailun Po, אדגר אלן פו, Ėḍgār A. Po, 愛倫坡, אדגאר אלן פו, E. Allan Poe, Edgard Poe, Эдгар Аллан По, עדגאר עלען פא, এডগার অ্যালান পো, Charles Quickens, ایڈ گرایلن پو, Ėdgar Po, Edgar Allen Poe, עדגאר עלען פאו, إدغار آلان بو, ادگار آلن پو, E. A. Po, ედგარ ალან ფო, ኤድጋር አለን ፖ, Èdgar Allan Po - Born:
- Jan. 19, 1809
- Died:
- Oct. 7, 1849
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Edgar Allan Poe (; born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. He is also generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Poe was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.Poe was born in Boston, the second child of actors David and Elizabeth "Eliza" Poe. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and his mother died the following year. Thus orphaned, Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. They never formally adopted him, but he was with them well into young adulthood. Tension developed later as Poe and John Allan repeatedly clashed over Poe's debts, including those incurred by gambling, and the cost of Poe's education. Poe attended the University of Virginia but left after a year due to lack of money. He quarreled with Allan over the funds for his education and enlisted in the United States Army in 1827 under an assumed name. It was at this time that his publishing career began with the anonymous collection Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827), credited only to "a Bostonian". Poe and Allan reached a temporary rapprochement after the death of Allan's wife in 1829. Poe later failed as an officer cadet at West Point, declaring a firm wish to be a poet and writer, and he ultimately parted ways with Allan. Poe switched his focus to prose and 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. He married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, in 1836, but Virginia died of tuberculosis in 1847. In January 1845, Poe published his poem "The Raven" to instant success. He planned for years to produce his own journal The Penn (later renamed The Stylus), but before it could be produced, he died in Baltimore on October 7, 1849, at age 40. The cause of his death is unknown and has been variously attributed to disease, alcoholism, substance abuse, suicide, and other causes.Poe and his works influenced literature around the world, as well as specialized fields such as cosmology and cryptography. He 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.
