Edgar Allan Poe
Title: Edgar Allan Poe
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Details: Words: 721 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Edgar Allan Poe
Category: /Literature/Biographies
Details: Words: 721 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
EDGAR ALLAN POE
Edgar Allan Poe, (1809-1849), was an American writer, known as a poet and critic but most famous as the first master of the short-story form, especially tales of the mysterious and macabre. The literary merits of Poe's writings have been debated since his death, but his works have remained popular and many major American and European writers have professed their artistic debt to him.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Poe was orphaned in
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include "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym" (1838), noted for its blend of factual and fantastic material; "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839), in which the penetrating gloominess of the atmosphere is accented equally with plot and characterization; "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1842), a spine-tingling tale of cruelty and torture; "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843), in which a maniacal murderer is subconsciously haunted into confessing his guilt; and "The Cask of Amontillado" (1846), an eerie tale of revenge.