Eliza Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809 in Boston Massachusetts. In his early years his biological father left early on and his biological mom passed away when he was only three years old. He has a younger sister and an older brother which after his mom’s death they all we’re separated. Poe went to live with a wealthy family named the Allan’s. John Allan worked as a Scottish merchant in Richmond, Virginia Allan worked with different goods, including wheat, cloth, tombstones, tobacco, and…

“Lenore” Edgar Allan Poe Have you ever lost someone whom you loved? For Edgar Allan Poe, it was an all too common event. The spread of tuberculosis killed his mother, adoptive mother, and wife, all at different times in his life. However, Poe’s “Lenore” perhaps most clearly states his emotions after his love, Virginia Clemm, was sentenced to death by consumption. This poem describes how she was beautiful and angelic, even on her journey to Heaven. In “Lenore”, Poe uses many literary devices…

“The Women in Poe 's Life” After extensive research on Edgar Allan Poe, I discovered that he had many women, alongside his lovers he was married once and engaged to one other woman before his death, I will do a personal analysis of all of his experiences with women to come to a conclusion as to whether or not his relationships with women affected his works. Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts on January 19, 1809 to Eliza Poe and David Poe. Elizabeth Arnold Poe, Edgar Allan Poe 's mother,…

life of Edgar Allan Poe is shrouded in as much mystery and ambiguity as the tales he wrote. His was a life fraught with tragedy, peculiarity, and above all, love lost. It was these very sentiments that created some of the most beautiful yet haunting American literature ever written. He is credited with the creation of several different genres that are more popular today than ever. Yet, his life is still one of mystery. We have learned a great deal about the life of Edgar Allan Poe since his…

The Darkness in Edgar Allen Poe Edgar Allen Poe was an extremely significant person in American Literature. Poe was, and still is one of the most famous horror writers in history and will be remembered for his dark stories, and poems. He greatly influenced America with his mysterious and miserable ways. Even though that Poe was an extremely important and significant person in American Literature he struggled through life. He had many different mental problems that were caused by some of the…

When it comes to the pioneers of American Romanticism, Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be one of the most important authors because of his unique gothic style of writing which perfectly encompasses melancholy, horror, passion, thrill and mystery. In his beginnings as a writer, Poe was nowhere as successful as he is today. Although he published his first literary work, which was a book of poetry, in 1827 at the age of eighteen, his real and greatest success came but in 1845 with the publication…

The author of this play, Henrik Johan Ibsen was a famous Norwegian playwright, poet and theatre director. His other notable works includes Peer Gynt, Ghosts and The Wild Duck. A Doll’s House talks about a typical Norwegian middle-class marriage. The husband, Torvald is a bank manager while the wife, Nora is a housewife and mother of three. The story started with the conservation about money between Nora and Torvald: Nora thought it is okay to take loans to enjoy a better life but her husband…

Individualism in Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe was a journalist, a pamphleteer, a merchant but he was most famously known for being a novelist. His most famous book, being Robinson Crusoe, is set on a deserted island where a stranded man has to survive for 28 years. This oeuvre belongs to the English early novels and created a new form of storytelling. A storytelling in which Defoe wants his readers to believe that they are reading factual history rather than a piece of imagination…

Edgar Allen Poe’s Death Theory Did you know Edgar Allen Poe married his first cousin? Poe lied to the court about his wife’s age. She was thirteen and Poe was twenty-six. Later in life, she died of tuberculosis, like most women in Poe’s family. Back to Poe is passing. My thoughts on Poe’s death is that he died of rabies. Doctors even said he was not drunk when he was found. Poe’s symptoms were similar to signs of rabies. “Poe was found outside of a tavern, but wasn’t drunk.” (pg. 187 by Dr. R.…

Lewis Carroll is a poet often known as ahead of his time, and his poems and books amazed the people of the 1800s. However, many things happened before Carroll became successful. Strange relationships with young girls and thoughts of “sin and guilt” surrounded Carroll’s reputation and his mind. Even his meeting with Alice Liddell (better known as the star in her book Alice in Wonderland) caused several whispers among critics and other writers. After making several relationships with small…