edgar allan poe

Edgar Allan Poe

By: Paola Villamil Brayan

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Biography

He was born on January 19th, 1809.

He died on October 7th, 1849.

Important Dates

He was one of the most important American writers.

He was Poet, critic and editor.

Important Facts

His tales of mystery and horror gave birth to the modern detective stories.Many of his works are considered as the most important poems in American literature

His stories...

He didn't know his father

His mother passed away when he was only three.

He was separated brom his siblings William and He

He went to live with John and Frances Valentine

His family...

University of Virginia(dropped out)

United States Military Academy(expelled)

His alma matter…

He was known as the father of detectives stories.

Poe was unable to support himself, so he enlisted in the United States Army

He used the name “Edgar A. Perry”

Military Career

He wrote many books about horror

He wrote many poems

His works…

First: “Tamerlane and other poems”

Second: “Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems”

First Works…

"Al Aaraaf" "Annabel Lee" "The Bells" "The City in the Sea" "The Conqueror Worm"

"A Dream Within a Dream"

"Lenore" "Tamerlane" "The Raven" "Ulalume”

Poetry.

"The Black Cat" "The Cask of Amontillado" "A Descent into the

Maelström" "The Facts in the Case of

M. Valdemar" "The Fall of the House of

Usher" "The Gold-Bug" "Hop-Frog"

"Ligeia" "The Masque of the Red

Death" "Morella" "The Murders in the Rue

Morgue" "The Oval Portrait" "The Pit and the Pendulum" "The Premature Burial" "The Purloined Letter" "The Tell-Tale Heart"

Tales.

The Raven

The Black Cat

Newspapers at the time reported Poe's death as "congestion of the brain" or "cerebral inflammation", common euphemisms for deaths from disreputable causes such as alcoholism.

His death…

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