1. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/eapoe.htm
2. http://bau2.uibk.ac.at/sg/poe/Bio.html
Edgar Allan Poe, "Eleonora"
- Remembered for his unhappy and horror filled poems
- Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts January 19th 1809
- Both of his parents died by 1811, leaving three children behind
-Poe was brought up for some time in England (1815-20)
- By the age of five, Poe could recite passages from English poetry and readings.
-Attended the University of Virginia in 1826
-One of Poe's first writings was in Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, in the year 1840
-Married Virginia, who was not even at the age of fourteen
-Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (1838) was one of Edgar's longest pieces
-This piece showed what was of Poe's career as of then
-Poe's best selling work was The Conchologist's First Book
-In his life he suffered from much depression
-Attempted suicide in 1848
-The Raven, brought him a national name around all towns
-Most of Poe's work was recognized in France
-Poe influenced his writings in Junichiro Tanizaki, a modern writer
-He usually wrote about mental disorders with paranoia
-He did not bother himself was things like ghosts, or werewolves
-He wrote mostly in science fiction
- After a birthday party he was found in a delirious condition in a Baltimore gutter and died on October 7, 1849
- His death was reported saying he died of congestion of the brain
I think that Edgar Allan Poe was a very unique man. Yes, he might have been a little on the crazy side, but he was unlike all the other poets in the inmdustry. Even thought he was thought to have such horror tales, he still was able to be one of the top poets known. I think that is quite extraordinary that a man with such talent can achieve that. So i admire Edgar Allan Poe very much, for overcomming so many hardships in his lifetime.