Tamerlane and Other Poems

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, and a legend in the poet world, the life he led while alive was not the best, and he only found fame after death. But before we can cover the end of Poe’s days, we have to start at the beginning.…

A Life of Misery into Misery as Literature: Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe is said to be one of the greatest writers of our time as he is considered by others as the "father of horror and mystery" (Hutchisson). His poems and stories chill the blood of many from this day on. His works have been honored and studied since his death for over a hundred years. He can be referred as a true American genius of our time. However, Edgar Allan Poe differs from your typical writer since he wrote to support…

after he got a name for himself as a fearless critic (Giordano 2007). Poe had been through a lot in his life, as he never settled and chased his dreams to no ends. By the time he wrote “The Cask of Amontillado,” he was already a known author for his poem “The Raven” (Giordano 2007). Soon after Virginia became ill with tuberculosis and died, Poe was so deeply- devastated that he could not write for months; he later collapsed from stress. (Giordano 2007). In Poe’s last days he left New York and…

up to. The class you wished you didn’t have to take. Well, in my high school English classes, Edgar Allan Poe changed my opinion on this stupid subject. Since the days of my grandparents, teenage guys all want to do these three things, watch TV or other media, eat food, and get girls. One of the most popular television shows currently is The Walking Dead series…

bloodshed; they may also contain the elements of supernatural and are generally set in huge, dull, desolate landscapes – like mysterious forest, medieval castles with dungeons, broken and worn out foyers etc. The protagonist of these tales in some of the other manner are in close contact with the supernatural like the monsters apparitions and curses, demonic powers, sinister designs, witches and necromancy etc. The atmosphere of the horror fiction is stupefying, full of gloom, spooky spectacles…

than Poe’s during his life until he died angry with where he was and I believe not truly content with what his life had been. Their writings and works Poe’s had always been darker and more mysterious while Mark Twains were about escaping slaves and other worldly problems although towards his end Twain’s turned a little dark. They both traveled a lot never really seeming like they found where they wanted to be lost until they died. Both lived wrote and…