1809-49, one of the most brilliant and original writers in American
literature; b. Boston. Orphaned in 1811, he
was raised by Mr. and Mrs. John Allan of Richmond, Va. He attended
the Univ. of Virginia and West Point briefly but was forced to leave both
because of infractions. After publishing three volumes of poems (1827,
1829,
1831) Poe was an editor, critic, and short-story writer for magazines
and newspapers in Richmond, Philadelphia,
and New York City. His compelling short stories, such as The Masque
of the Red Death and The Fall of the
House of Usher, create a universe that is beautiful and grotesque,
real and fantastic. Poe is also considered the
father of the modern detective story, e.g., The Murders in the Rue
Morgue (1841). His poems (including The
Bells, The Raven, and Annabel Lee) are rich with musical phrases and
sensuous images. Poe was an
intelligent and witty critic who often theorized about the art of writing,
as in his essay The Poetic Principle. His
most important works include The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (1838),
Tales of the Grotesque and
Arabesque (1840), and The Raven and Other Poems (1845). A complex,
tormented figure, Poe died of
alcoholism.
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