Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer known for his macabre and Gothic stories. He is also credited with pioneering the detective fiction genre with his character C. Auguste Dupin. Poe's works have had a lasting impact on literature and continue to be studied and admired today.
Two poems by Edgar Allan Poe are The Raven and Annabel Lee.
The two women most devoted to Edgar Allan Poe were his wife/cousin Virginia Clemm and his foster mother Frances Allan. .
Charles Dickens and Walt Whitman were two famous people Poe met.
Edgar Allan Poe was two years old when his brother, William Henry Leonard Poe, died.
The Raven and Tamerlane
Poe was never adopted. He was taken in by his foster parents, John and Frances Allan when he was two years old.
Edgar Allan Poe's mother died before his father abandoned the family. His mother, Elizabeth Poe, passed away in 1811 when Edgar was only two years old. His father, David Poe Jr., had already abandoned them earlier, around 1809.
Poe was given the last name Allan by his foster parents, John and Frances Allan. However, his birth name was Edgar Poe, and he later adopted Poe as his middle name as well as his literary pseudonym.
The Raven and Annabel Lee
John Allan withdrew his financial support from Edgar Allan Poe due to a strained relationship and disagreements over financial matters. The two had a tumultuous relationship, with Poe feeling that he was not given the support he deserved, leading to Allan cutting him off. Allan's decision greatly impacted Poe's life and career.
Poe was two years, eleven months old when his natural mother died.
Edgar Allan Poe wrote the poem "Annabel Lee" while his wife, Virginia, was ill. The poem reflects his intense love for her and the grief he experienced after her death.