edgar allan poe
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Edgar Allan Poe. Master of the Macabre. Biography. Born in Boston in 1809; died in Baltimore in 1849 at the age of 40. Lived in various cities including Boston, Baltimore, New York, and Philadelphia. When he was 26, married Virginia Clemm, his 13-year-old cousin. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Edgar Allan Poe
Master of the Macabre
Biography• Born in Boston in 1809; died in Baltimore
in 1849 at the age of 40.• Lived in various cities including Boston,
Baltimore, New York, and Philadelphia.• When he was 26, married Virginia Clemm,
his 13-year-old cousin.• She died of tuberculosis in 1845.• Poe’s death remains a mystery; he was
found lying on the streets of Baltimore.
Literary Achievements
• Wrote mainly short stories of suspense, horror, and mystery.
• Considered one of the founders of the detective story as well as science fiction.
• Best-known poem is “The Raven” published in 1845.
• Believed in “art for art’s sake,” rather than expressing a moral in his writing.
Poe’s birthplace in Baltimore – now it’s in kind of a run-down,
dangerous neighborhood!
Poe’s tombstone at a churchyard in Baltimore. Notice the rose in
front of the tomb – left by a mystery person!