Edgar Allan Poe (born 1809) was an American novelist, poet, critic, and magazine editor. Poe is considered the father of the detective story for his contributions to modern literature.
Poe’s influence on poetry and literature is evident even in other contemporary popular works of fiction such as A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes story, in which the famous detective Sherlock Holmes mentions Poe by name while comparing his methods of deductive reasoning to Poe’s own detective, Dupin, to his partner John Watson:
"It is simple enough as you explain it," I said, smiling. "You remind me of Edgar Allan Poe's Dupin. I had no idea that such individuals did exist outside of stories." Sherlock Holmes rose and lit his pipe. "No doubt you think …show more content…
Poe was an athletic sort, and participated in boxing swimming, and more. He also displayed an aptitude for the English language, and started seriously writing poetry. Poe had gained an attitude against his father around this time, possibly due to his foster father’s emotional detachment to Poe.
In the year 1826, Edgar left Richmond to go to the University of Virginia. Though Poe was a great student of Latin and French, he gained a substantial amount of debt, and the money that his foster father John had supplied him with was only a fraction of what was necessary. Poe began to gamble in order to acquire money to pay for his college tuition and at one point, Edgar became so penurious that he had to burn his own furniture to keep himself warm. Eventually, Poe got engaged to a woman named Elmira Royster. Elmira's father didn't want Poe and his daughter to be together, so he intercepted messages that he had sent to her. When Poe finally returned from college, he found that Elmira had become engaged to a different man while Edgar was away. This devastated Poe, and he became increasingly angry with John Allan. After a period of hostility, he left the Allens for …show more content…
This volume clearly displays many of Poe’s major themes, especially those of death and the afterlife. These themes will become an essential part of Poe's poetry and other writings for years to come.
Edgar was still poverty-stricken and asked for help from relatives in Baltimore. One of his cousins actually stole from him, though he probably didn’t find anything of much value. Poe settled in with his aunt Maria Clemm, and soon married her daughter, Virginia Clemm.
Poe won a contest after entering one of his short stories. Eventually, he gained an editorial position at the Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond, Virginia. There, he became a magazine writer (American National Biography Online; Edgar Allan Poe Museum).
Edgar popularized The Messenger by putting in his own stories and book reviews, which got a lot of attention from authors and other critics for their enmity and rancor. These reviews especially got the attention of Rufus Griswold, a famous editor and
Poe’s influence on poetry and literature is evident even in other contemporary popular works of fiction such as A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes story, in which the famous detective Sherlock Holmes mentions Poe by name while comparing his methods of deductive reasoning to Poe’s own detective, Dupin, to his partner John Watson:
"It is simple enough as you explain it," I said, smiling. "You remind me of Edgar Allan Poe's Dupin. I had no idea that such individuals did exist outside of stories." Sherlock Holmes rose and lit his pipe. "No doubt you think …show more content…
Poe was an athletic sort, and participated in boxing swimming, and more. He also displayed an aptitude for the English language, and started seriously writing poetry. Poe had gained an attitude against his father around this time, possibly due to his foster father’s emotional detachment to Poe.
In the year 1826, Edgar left Richmond to go to the University of Virginia. Though Poe was a great student of Latin and French, he gained a substantial amount of debt, and the money that his foster father John had supplied him with was only a fraction of what was necessary. Poe began to gamble in order to acquire money to pay for his college tuition and at one point, Edgar became so penurious that he had to burn his own furniture to keep himself warm. Eventually, Poe got engaged to a woman named Elmira Royster. Elmira's father didn't want Poe and his daughter to be together, so he intercepted messages that he had sent to her. When Poe finally returned from college, he found that Elmira had become engaged to a different man while Edgar was away. This devastated Poe, and he became increasingly angry with John Allan. After a period of hostility, he left the Allens for …show more content…
This volume clearly displays many of Poe’s major themes, especially those of death and the afterlife. These themes will become an essential part of Poe's poetry and other writings for years to come.
Edgar was still poverty-stricken and asked for help from relatives in Baltimore. One of his cousins actually stole from him, though he probably didn’t find anything of much value. Poe settled in with his aunt Maria Clemm, and soon married her daughter, Virginia Clemm.
Poe won a contest after entering one of his short stories. Eventually, he gained an editorial position at the Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond, Virginia. There, he became a magazine writer (American National Biography Online; Edgar Allan Poe Museum).
Edgar popularized The Messenger by putting in his own stories and book reviews, which got a lot of attention from authors and other critics for their enmity and rancor. These reviews especially got the attention of Rufus Griswold, a famous editor and