Why did Edgar Allan Poe write in a Gothic style?

Answer 1

Poe was a writer of Gothic fiction rather that supernatural although the supernatural is one of the elements of Gothic fiction, and he did write some Science Fiction. Events in his stories occur through the actions of human beings rather than spirits, ghosts or other non-natural forces.

Answer 2

Edgar Allan Poe wrote in a Gothic style because it allowed him to explore themes of death, madness, and the supernatural in a way that heightened the sense of mystery and suspense in his stories. The Gothic genre also provided a framework for Poe to delve into the darker aspects of human psychology and emotions.

Answer 3

Edgar was ahead on his time and ingenious and clever mind came with some better stories.

The label "Gothic" comes from a style of writing that was labeled "Germanism" at that time. The early tribes of peoples in the area now known as Germany were the Goths and Visigoths.

When Poe was writing stories, most were fables with messages or adventure and the like. Stories about death and the macabre were coming out of Germany or from writers from Germany or with German names. The term "Germanism" was used to criticize writers and their personalities. "Germanism" later turned to "Gothic." Tales that were written about Horror, death, insanity as opposed to lighter subjects was deemed consistent with the Germanic tales. Thus they belonged to the stylae called Germanism and later Gothic.

Poe wrote a defense of himself when he was labeled a writer of Germanism" in his book "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque," pointing out that the bulk of his work was not of those subjects.

Answer 4

because he's a capricorn. And cappies are always obsessed with gloom,darkness,death,spirits,sex. They soon figure out millions of comedies in life make a tragedy. So does Poe.