Sarah Elmira Royster

Most people have something in their life or in their past that is probably worth collapsing to the ground and crying over. Some people may have experienced a lost love; others, the tragic death of a loved one. Maybe someone could spout tears just thinking about his or her internal struggle. Edgar Allan Poe would undoubtedly collapse to the ground and cry, but he would most likely have trouble explaining what aspect of his life led him to do so. Maybe he would cry over the deaths of his mother,…

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer that will be remembered for many reasons. His writings are among some of the most loved writings in American history. Edgar Allan Poe was best known for evocative short stories and poems that captured the imagination and interest of readers around the world (“Edgar Allan Poe” Biography). Some of Poe’s short stories and poems are still read religiously throughout classrooms everywhere. A piece of Edgar Allan Poe's life had been molded into each one of his…

Throughout much of Edgar Allen Poe’s work, the female is often written in some form of importance one way or another. Whether through symbolism, a clever plot device, or a direct reference to a female character, women are never simply overlooked in the work of Poe. Often times the woman may represent death or perhaps love. A lot of this relates to the reality that is Poe’s life. During his 40 years of life, Poe had suffered nothing but estranged relationships and loss with women in his life. His…

Some say he’s insane, others call him a genius. No matter what end of the spectrum you fall on, he is a major figure in world literature. Edgar Allan Poe shaped what the world knows as a short story (poets.org), his works were the basis for detective and horror stories and his morally questionable stories chilled generations to the bone. Popular themes used in his writing consist of love vs. hate, self vs. your alter ego (pride), beauty, and death. His childhood was no walk in the park and…

As Edgar Allan Poe wrote “The Raven”, he employed life events, as well as symbolism to mold the plot line. After an initial skim of the poem, the reader may believe that this is nothing more than a scary story to tell around Halloween time. At a second glance, it is revealed that “The Raven” is strung together by many life events, symbolisms, and emotions that are haunting in their own beautiful way. Upon looking at the rhetorical situation of it, the reader can get a better understanding of the…

Edgar Allan Poe is revered as one of the most astounding poets to ever live. Poe is still referenced has references to his more popular tales in the current culture. Examples of this are the classic Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode in which they parodied The Raven, R.L. Stine made a story based off The Black Cat. While he is largely remembered for The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Raven, Poe wrote around 80 stories and poems all together. While he is a celebrated poet,…

“Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence–whether much that is glorious whether all that is profound–does not spring from disease of thought–from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect” (Poe 513). Influential author of the 19th century, Edgar Allan Poe, is renowned for his dark, ghastly representations of emotionally haunted, and mentally insane characters; However, the very man who wrote of such…