Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

Edgar Allan Poe is often considered to be the father of the modern horror story, as he is most known for exploring the dark and often irrational side of the human mind. Although an iconic figure in poetry today, his life was filled with personal tragedy and professional failure, and numerous women whom he loved died, most from tuberculosis. Poe had a low tolerance for alcohol, and drank to escape his failure and pain that had constantly reoccurred throughout his life. As a result, all of his…

with Impunity: Irony and Symbolism in “The Cask of Amontillado”” Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” was published in the November of 1846, in a magazine titled Godey’s Lady’s Book. The piece of short fiction consists of Montresor confessing to and narrating a murder he committed many years prior, and is filled with dramatic irony and foreshadowing. The story, set in Italy, examines the conflict between two noble houses; that of Montresor and the rival Fortunato. The story concludes…

settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence,” quoted from the famous works of Edgar Allan Poe to describe a character of a madness and insanity in his work called The Tell-Tale Heart. It is a short story that intrigues the audience with a narrator who is madly obsessed with something so minor, that it drives him into a terrible crime. This story included many elements that helped Poe to develop the plot, but the major literary aspects that the story would suffer without are…

What is “Gothic”? Nowadays, people assume that stories with supernatural content are considered to be “Gothic”. However, the supernatural is only one of the elements to a Gothic literature. With that, Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat” and Henry Lawson’s “The Bush Undertaker” will be explored in terms of introducing more aspects of the Gothic and their similarities in regards to how the Gothic is used to convey their messages across. Gothic is a genre describing dark and terrifying events that…

King and Edgar Allan Poe are two of the biggest authors in the horror genre reason being, Poe and King had a big influence in literature because of their writing styles and technique. Such as, Poe’s influence on King in his younger years, Poe being a part of the romanticism era, and king’s use of description. In addition, despite King and Poe growing up in different era’s their upbringing, writing styles and, impact in the horror community are almost similar to one another. Ultimately, Poe and…

“Resignation” Vs. “After the Burial” “Resignation” by Longfellow and “After the Burial” by Lowell differ significantly in the treatment of the author’s daughters’ deaths. For example, Longfellow’s poem is hopeful, while Lowell’s is hopeless. Longfellow believes his daughter is protected in Heaven and that one day he will get to see her in “celestial grace.” He commands a positive outlook by boldly stating, “Let us be patient!” On the other hand, Lowell focuses on the sting of death and the fact…

Known primarily for his morbid short stories, many of Edgar Allan Poe’s popular works primarily revolve around victims of vain delusions or insanity. Verified through psycho-analytical research and an analysis on Poe’s reputation and his tales, “Victimization: Power and Powerlessness” is one of the main themes in Poe’s works. In The American Journal of Psychology, Lorine Pruette begins her paper by introducing us to Poe’s life. “Poe’s father was a victim of consumption and his mother died…

Edgar Allen Poe is more than a Romantic and Gothic literature writer; he is a major figure in the world of literature because of his clever poems and short stories. The Cask of Amontillado, The Raven, and Annabel Lee are the works that I will discuss that had an influence on what we consider Romantic and Gothic literature. Poe stories include themes of the supernatural, detective, love, death, and mourning. Edgar Allen Poe is an ingenious writer that shows the true meaning of Romantic and Gothic…

Edgar Allan Poe: A tragedy Edgar Allan Poe, the poet that brought us gruesome tales, has a traumatic history that found its way into his writing. Although his poems and short stories are well known in the literary world, Poe himself remains much a mystery. His dark past and never ending struggles are the bases of his writing. Poe’s childhood, like the rest of his life, was not the picture of perfection. “Edgar was the second of three children born to traveling actors”(poemuseum). “His father…

Born January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts,short-story writer, poet, and editor Edgar Allan Poe 's tales of mystery and horror made the modern detective story, and the mood in his tales of horror is unmatched in American fiction. His The Raven is among the most known poems in national literature. With his short stories and poems, Edgar Allan Poe captured interest of readers around the world. His creative talents led to the creation of many literary genres, earning him the nickname "Father of…