Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. Born Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809; he was informally adopted by the Allans of Richmond after his parents' death. He attended the University of Virginia and briefly attempted a military career, before embarking on...See more
Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. Born Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809; he was informally adopted by the Allans of Richmond after his parents' death. He attended the University of Virginia and briefly attempted a military career, before embarking on a literary career. After publishing an anonymous collection of poems in 1827, Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals. He married his cousin, Virginia Clemm, in 1835, who died in 1842 not long after publishing his famous poem 'The Raven'. He began planning to produce his own journal, The Penn (later renamed The Stylus), but died in 1849 before being able to see it produced. See less
Personality Profile For Edgar Allan Poe
The following is a personality profile of Edgar Allan Poe based on his work.
Edgar Allan Poe is shrewd and somewhat inconsiderate.
He is laid-back, he appreciates a relaxed pace in life. He is independent as well: he has a strong desire to have time to himself. But, Edgar Allan Poe is also intermittent: he has a hard time sticking with difficult tasks for a long period of time.
More than most people, his choices are driven by a desire for discovery.
He is also relatively unconcerned with tradition: he cares more about making his own path than following what others have done. Considers independence to guide a large part of what he does: he likes to set his own goals to decide how to best achieve them.
Writing style analyzed by IBM Watson
Filter
Edgar Allan Poe book subjects
Edgar Allan Poe's Featured Books
Edgar Allan Poe book reviews
-
Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems
Love it
Most have you wont regret it. I recommend it I love it. So happy Read More
-
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
My granddaughter found Poe this was an ideal gift
by Jim H, Feb 28, 2016
My granddaughter asked if there was a compilation of Poe's works. This was the perfect answer. Read More
-
Complete Tales and Poems
Beautiful eye-catching cover.
I have already loaned this twice. The intro was very interesting. They said Poe revised his works so often and they searched for the the most up to date version of each work for this book. I ... Read More