Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

 Edgar Alan Bo, writer, poet, critic and editor is part of the American Romantic Movement. He is known for his mysterious and shocking writings and has many creative works that have become literary classics.

About Edgar Allan Bo

Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is a writer, poet, critic and editor. Edgar Allan Bo has written and composed many mysterious and terrifying tales. He has many creative works that have become literary classics such as The Tell-Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher and The Raven, published in 1845, and are among the most famous poems in American literature. 

 

The beginnings of Edgar Allan Bo

Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. Bo did not recognize his parents already - British actress Elizabeth Arnold Bo, and actor David Bo Jr., who was born in Baltimore.His father left the family early in Bo's life, and his mother died of tuberculosis when he was only three years old. Bo, who separated from his brother William and his sister Rosalie, went to live with his relatives "John" the successful tobacco dealer and his wife, "Francis Valentine Allen" in Richmond, Virginia. Edgar and Francis were good friends, unlike John Allen.At the age of 13, Bo was a prolific poet, but these literary talents were discouraged by the principal and his relative John Allen, who preferred to follow his family in their trade. Because Bo would prefer to write poetry about profit-making, he said he wrote some poems while doing trade and wrote them on the back of some of Alan's business papers.Money was a problem between Bo and John Allen. Bo went to the University of Virginia in 1826, where he excelled in his classes, however, did not get enough money from Alan to cover all the costs of his studies. Bo turned to gambling to cover costs, but ended up drowning in debt. He returned home just to face another personal disappointment that his neighbor and fiancée Sarah Almira Royster had to do with someone else. After being depressed and depressed, Bo moved to Boston.

The achievements of Edgar Allan Bo

While in Boston, Bo published his first book Tamerlane and Other Poems in 1827. He also joined the US Army at this time. Two years later, Bo learned that Francis Allen was dying of tuberculosis, but when he returned to Richmond she had already died! While in Virginia, Bo and Alan briefly had a relationship, and Alan helped Bo get an interview at the US Military Academy at West Point.Before Bo moved to West Point, he published a second poetry collection, Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems in 1829. Bo was a graduate of West Point, but was expelled a year later for poor performance. During his tenure at West Point, a fight broke out between Bo and Alan, who remarried without telling Bo. So Alan expelled Bo from his work, and some claimed that Bo had deliberately sought to expel him from Alan's work, which eventually cut off relations with Bo altogether.After leaving West Point, Bo published another book and focused on his full-time writings. Then he traveled to look for a chance, and moved between enemy cities like New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Richmond. From 1831 to 1835, he lived in Baltimore, the birthplace of his father, with his aunt Maria Clem and her daughter Virginia. In 1834, John Allen died, and Pu withdrew from his will and donated all his money to an illegitimate child whom Alan had never met.Bo struggled with the poverty he had lived in for a long time but was temporarily relieved when he won one of his short stories at the Baltimore Saturday Vister. So he started publishing more short stories. During this time, Bo also began to devote his attention to his young cousin Virginia, who became his literary inspiration, as well as falling in love with her. The couple married in 1836 when she was only 13 years old.In the late 1830s, Bo Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque published a series of other stories. He has included many of his tales, including The Fall of the House of Usher, Ligeia, and William Wilson. Bo released a new genre of detective novels published in 1841 by The Murders in the Rue Morgue. A successful writer who won a literary prize in 1843 for a novel called The Gold Bug, an intriguing tale of secret symbols to find the treasure.In 1844, Bo moved to New York City where he published a story in The New York Sun about a trip across the Atlantic, which was later revealed to be a hoax and the story was not real. But that trick brought him a lot of attention, and then published in 1845 his poem The Raven, which added to him the skill of literary sense. This poem is a great American literary work and one of Bo's best literary works.Bo continued to write in different styles, and Bo discovered through his own style of writing and literature in general, especially after writing many articles, including The Philosophy of Composition, The Poetic Principle and The Rationale of Verse.He also produced another thriller called The Cask of Amontillado and poems such as Ulalume and The Bells.

The most famous words of Edgar Allan Poe

It is very reasonable to look in the future at things that we now see as just a dream.

Samani is crazy, but science has not yet revealed to us whether madness is the height of intelligence or not.

How many good books are neglected due to incompetence of their beginnings.

The day will come when you learn to control yourself on what is going on in the world without giving in to other people's nonsense .. Do not believe anything that you hear .. Do not believe in half what you see!

She became mad with long intervals of terrible rationality.

It is very reasonable to look in the future at things that we now see as just a dream.

Samani is crazy, but science has not yet revealed to us whether madness is the height of intelligence or not.

How many good books are neglected due to incompetence of their beginnings.

The day will come when you learn to control yourself on what is going on in the world without giving in to other people's nonsense .. Do not believe anything that you hear .. Do not believe in half what you see!

She became mad with long intervals of terrible rationality.

It is very reasonable to look in the future at things that we now see as just a dream.

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Edgar Alan Bo 's Personal Life

On May 16, 1836, Edgar Alan Bo married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Iliza Clem, at a public ceremony in Baltimore.In January 1842, Virginia showed the first signs of tuberculosis, did not fully recover from them and died on 30 January 1847.His wife's death had a severe effect on Bo. Often it was found sitting Virginia's tomb in the middle of the night.

The death of Edgar Allan Bo

The grief over Bo died after the death of his beloved Virginia in 1847. He then suffered from health problems and financial setbacks. His last days are still somewhat ambiguous. Po left Richmond on September 27, 1849, and was supposed to be on his way to Philadelphia. But on October 3, Bo was found in Baltimore in a dangerous condition, then transferred to Washington College Hospital where he died on October 7. His last words were 'My God, my poor spiritual help.At that time, he was said to have died of 'brain congestion'. But the actual cause of his death has raised many rumors and endless speculation, where some experts believe that his addiction to alcohol led to his death while others offer alternative theories; it was said that the cause of rabies, epilepsy or carbon monoxide poisoning but they are just allegations Some think it led to the death of this great writer.

Quick Facts About Edgar Allan Bo

• He died only 40 years old.
• The events of his miserable life reflected his writings and was a reason for his success as a creative writer.
• He was the first known American writer to attempt to earn a living by writing alone, leading to a financially and professionally difficult life.
• He could not complete his studies because he was unable to cover the tuition fees.