Edgar Allan Poe (; born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. He is also generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Poe was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.Poe was born in Boston, the second child of actors David and Elizabeth "Eliza" Poe. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and his mother died the following year. Thus orphaned, Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. They never formally adopted him, but he was with them well into young adulthood. Tension developed later as Poe and John Allan repeatedly clashed over Poe's debts, including those incurred by gambling, and the cost of …
Edgar Allan Poe
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Lavante, Edgaras Alanas Po, אדגאר אלן פו, and 110 others
एडगर अॅलन पो, エドガー・アラン・ポー, ایڈ گرایلن پو, Edgar Allen Po, אדגר אלן פו, Edjar Allan Poe, Э. А По, Ėḍgār A. Po, എഡ്ഗാർ അല്ലൻ പോ, Edgar A Perry, ایڈگر ایلن پو, E. A ポオ, Idġār Ālan Pū, Èdgar Allan Po, إدغار آلان بو, Poe, Edkar Boj, E. A. Poe, Aidege-Ailun-Po, Edgar Allan Poe, E. Allan Poe, אדגאר אלאן פא, アラン ポオ, .. Poe, עדגאר עלען פאו, Edgar Elen Po, Edgar Poe, エドガー・アラン ポー, Edgars Allans Po, Ai de ge Ai lun Po, Edgarus Allan Poe, ਐਡਗਰ ਐਲਨ ਪੋ, إدجار آلان بو،, Èdgar Po, Eḍgār Ālen Pō, Edgar A. (Edgar Allan) Poe, එඩ්ගා ඇලන් පෝ, بو، إدغار آلان،, Edgardo A. Poe, E. A ポー, Edgar Poë, Edgars Alans Po, Edgard Allan Poe, Edhar Po, एडगर एलन पो, Эдгар По, بو، وليم إدغار آلان،, एड्गार एलेन पोए, Поэ, 에드거 앨런 포, Edgard Poe, Èdgar Alan Po, Edgard Poë, ادجار الان بو, エドガー・アラン ポオ, Edgardo Poe, Edg. Allan Poe, Quarles, Edgar Alan Poe, Edgar Alen Po, 爱伦·坡, Էդգար Ալլան Պո, Edgars Po, ادگار آلن پو, По, Ētkar Boy, Ėdgar Po, ئێدگار ئالێن پۆ, עדגאר פא, Едгар Алън По, ʼAggā ʼAyʻlaṅʻ Pui, עדגאר אלאן פא, Edgar Allen Poe, Edgar Po, Edgar Alan Po, એડગર ઍલન પો, Edqar Allan Po, Едгар Аллан По, E.A. Poe, ედგარ ალან პო, Эдгар Алан По, எட்கர் ஆலன் போ, Edgar A. Perry, Aidege Ailun Po, אדגר אלן פוא, אדגר פו, Έντγκαρ Άλλαν Πόε, Etkar Boy, Ailun Po, E. A Poe, এডগার অ্যালান পো, Едгар Алан По, エドガー・アラン ポウ, E. A. Po, アランポオ, עדגאר עלען פא, אדגר אלן פא, 愛倫坡, เอดการ์ แอลลัน โพ, एडगर ऍलन पो, ኤድጋር አለን ፖ, Edgar A. Poe, エドガー ポー, Edgar Allan-Poe, Э По, Эдгар Аллан По, ედგარ ალან ფო, 艾都加·阿蘭·薄, 'Aggā 'Ayʿlan Pui, Charles Quickens - Born:
- Jan. 19, 1809
- Died:
- Oct. 7, 1849
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Edgar Allan Poe (; born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. He is also generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Poe was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.Poe was born in Boston, the second child of actors David and Elizabeth "Eliza" Poe. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and his mother died the following year. Thus orphaned, Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. They never formally adopted him, but he was with them well into young adulthood. Tension developed later as Poe and John Allan repeatedly clashed over Poe's debts, including those incurred by gambling, and the cost of Poe's education. Poe attended the University of Virginia but left after a year due to lack of money. He quarreled with Allan over the funds for his education and enlisted in the United States Army in 1827 under an assumed name. It was at this time that his publishing career began with the anonymous collection Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827), credited only to "a Bostonian". Poe and Allan reached a temporary rapprochement after the death of Allan's wife in 1829. Poe later failed as an officer cadet at West Point, declaring a firm wish to be a poet and writer, and he ultimately parted ways with Allan. Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming known for his own style of literary criticism. His work forced him to move among several cities, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. He married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, in 1836, but Virginia died of tuberculosis in 1847. In January 1845, Poe published his poem "The Raven" to instant success. He planned for years to produce his own journal The Penn (later renamed The Stylus), but before it could be produced, he died in Baltimore on October 7, 1849, at age 40. The cause of his death is unknown and has been variously attributed to disease, alcoholism, substance abuse, suicide, and other causes.Poe and his works influenced literature around the world, as well as specialized fields such as cosmology and cryptography. He and his work appear throughout popular culture in literature, music, films, and television. A number of his homes are dedicated museums today. The Mystery Writers of America present an annual award known as the Edgar Award for distinguished work in the mystery genre.
