Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was a poet and a short story writer. He lived only 40 years (1809 – 1849) but he has gone down in history as the master of terror.

Poe was born into an acting family but at the age of 3 his parents died so he grew up with his Godfather. He had drinking problems so he got fired of his editor job. In 1836, he married his 13 year-old cousin, who passed away in 1847. He died in Baltimore in 1849 because of his alcohol problems.

The Raven and Other Poems (1845) was what made Edgar Allan Poe famous, not only in the United States but abroad.  His recognition from this work had catapulted Poe from a well respected editor and critic to one of the best writers of all the times.

We chose to talk about the genius of Edgar Allan Poe because we really like his poems and short stories. He has a brilliant way of writing: it keeps you tense throughout the story, as in The Pit and the Pendulum, when you read it you can feel the steel in your own skin.

 

Aleix Pifarré & Indiara Tosatti

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