Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was a Southern writer known for his pioneering works in horror and detective fiction. His tales of horror prefigured the genre of science fiction and influenced authors like H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. Poe's themes of death, loneliness, and unsettling scientific knowledge delved into the darker aspects of the human psyche. Despite his tragic life, Poe's legacy lives on through his macabre and haunting narratives that continue to captivate readers worldwide.
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Works Short stories (prefigure the genre of science fiction) are his tales of horror. They prefigure works by H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, Raymond Chandler, Ross and John D. MacDonald. Detective fiction Metaphysical poetry
Biography A Southerner who cherished aristocratic ideals, eclectic tastes, played musical instruments, like many of his characters. Orphaned at an early age Married to his cousin Virginia Clemm who was 14 years old Impoverished; was a journalist and writer of criticism
Death in the 19thc America Themes of death-in-life, the other side of the American dream everyman for himself.Loneliness. No compensating security Characters brood on tragedies Characters return from death like vampires Gothic settings, deathly interiors The Raven (1845): haunted narrator mourning for the death of his lost Lenore, at midnight is visited by the bird of death, that repeats the refrain Nevermore .
Unsettling scientific knowledge Radically secularizing the 19thc view Poe was fascinated by it. Themes of dehumanization Exploration of the psyche s bare and hidden parts Delving into extreme emotions-panic Describes events that are plausible by writing details and elaborate explanation Romantic primitivism
The Raven https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Rave n+read+by+Christopher+Lee&oq=The+Raven+ read+by+&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57j0l6.167 38j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
