Tamerlane and Other Poems

of the most influential authors of his time; he is considered one of America’s finest authors. His work ranged in different fields of literacy as an editor, a literary critic, he was also gifted in writing elegant fictional short stories, beautiful poems and was known to be a master of horror and mystery tales. His best and most popular works include “The Raven”, “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The House of Usher”. Poe was considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He was also…

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…

the twenty-seven year old Poe happy. He often wrote many poems including one for their marriage named Eulalie (“Edgar Allan Poe Museum”). At the time when Poe’s father had died two years before Edgar did not inherit any riches. Learning to manage on his own, Poe moved to New York afterwards relocating to Philadelphia bringing along his wife Virginia. The years after his marriage Poe had wrote many short stories such as The Raven and other poems. Edgar’s happy ending that he expected came…

that he more so is only in it for the money because during that time, and even some still now, writers who are not afraid to write things that other people would not are usually the best sellers, I mean look at 50 Shades of Grey? I would, however, say that Poe used many of the unfortunate events in his life as inspiration while writing these things. In the poem The Black Cat, the husband brutally murders his wife and blames it on the cat, saying that the cat made him do it. I believe that his…

Some people may think that authors don’t have a reason to write, but the truth is most authors have a back story. For example, Edgar Allan Poe’s life was one like no other. His works were reflected in his life by his alcoholism, the death of his loved ones, and relationship of Poe with the rich. Many would say alcoholism played a key role in Poe’s writing. Once Poe got into college, alcohol became a problem causing him to go into debt. Poe quit school less than a year later. A couple years…

Edgar Allan Poe is an American author who has been very popular for many years even after his death. He was a very diverse writer and wrote short stories, poetry, a novel, a textbook, a book of scientific theory, and hundreds of essays and book reviews. His writing was very mysterious which fits his lifestyle very well. Poe’s parents had both left him or died by the time he was about three years old. His death still remains a mystery, as well. Poe’s life and writing set him apart as a noteworthy…

tragedy of his life is evidently seen throughout his writing, and in his exploration into the dark romantics of this time period (1809-1849). In “The Raven”, Poe is said to be retelling the story of the tragic loss of his young wife(Allen 1). In this poem he specifically says “It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore—/Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore./ Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.””(Poe). Their are different ideas on what this is about, but many…

interests of the readers through his short stories and poems. Edgar Allan Poe became a literary sensation in 1845 with the publication of his poem The Raven. (Poe, 1845). The Raven is considered a great American literary work and one of the best pieces of Poe’s career. His creative focus to detail and his wide variety of aptitudes led to the beginning of different literacy genres, gaining him the title of father of the detective story among several other distinctions. When Poe was twenty six,…

and gamble himself into over two thousand dollars of debt. When John Allan heard of this, he traveled to Poe's college to see for himself. He was disgusted at the amount of money Edgar owed. Allan only paid off what debts he deemed important, all others he refused to pay. John also told of Edgar's actions to Sarah Elmira Royster's father. Sarah and Edgar fell in love before he left for college and were engaged to be married. Now Sarah was forbidden to see Poe, and he was once again crushed…

Edgar Allan Poe says, “The death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world”. Although not many of Edgar Allan Poe’s works surrounded the idea of the death of a woman, most of his poems, if not all, portrayed death. He became renowned for his stories and poems about mystery and horror (Say Media, 1). The extent of Poe’s influence on our culture is immense. He in fact invented the modern day detective story that many people enjoy and cherish today. Throughout…