The most notable literary eras occuring during Poe's career were:
Dark Romanticism, which derived from the Romanticism era
Gothic
Transcendentalism, which Poe rejected
Even though Poe died more than a decade before the outbreak of the US Civil War, his lifetime can also be considered the Civil War era.
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The Civil War
Edgar Allan Poe lived during the Romantic era, which took place in the early to mid-19th century. He was a prominent American writer known for his dark and macabre works that reflected the themes and styles of the Romantic literary movement.
The Romanticism era in American literature is generally considered to span from the late 18th century to the mid-19th century, with key figures such as Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Emily Dickinson contributing to the movement.
Poe's works often reflect the unrest and turmoil of the time, mirroring the national conflict and uncertainty of the Civil War era. Themes of division, chaos, and trauma in his writing can be seen as emblematic of the societal and political upheaval of the time. Additionally, Poe's personal life and experiences were influenced by the events leading up to and during the Civil War, which further shaped his writing.
During the 1820s, American Romanticism emerged in literature, marked by an emphasis on emotion, nature, individualism, and the supernatural. It led to works by authors like Edgar Allan Poe and Washington Irving that explored themes of the human experience and the unknown. This movement pushed against the rationalism of the Enlightenment era.
Edgar Allan Poe's relationship with the other writers of his era was not always very good because Poe was a literary critic who could be blunt and biting. Poe ridiculed the writing "establishment" community particularly those in Boston. Poe did maintain written communications with some of his contemporaries though, in general, he was respected but not embraced as an author.
Dark, Dismal. Kind of a dark ages type horror story poet...__________________________________I would describe him as a Gothic Poet. His poetry revolved and was mainly dark and horror type for the era he existed in.
Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" See also: Hawthorne, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats for more examples...just for starters.
well, he was a poetPoe is credited for being the master and father of modern horror and suspense. He influenced many authors; such as Stephen King. His stories also have great morals like in "Mask of the Red Death" by EAP when all the rich and powerful people die. The moral is that nobody can escape death regardless of social class or riches and that death is blind.
C. Auguste Dupin appeared in three stories by Edgar Allan Poe from 1841 until 1844 while Sherlock Holmes appeared in 60 stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from 1887 until 1927. By the way, Holmes refers to Dupin as "a very inferior fellow" in the very first Sherlock Holmes story, 'A Study in Scarlet.'
Since EA Poe is considered a pioneers of "l'art pour l'art" approach (art for the sake of art), I believe his general opinion of (some of the) literature (either of his era or prior to it) where that it was somewhat utilitarian, dictating too many laws and regulations for an artists, which in itself prevents his/hers creativity. He was knows of focusing his criticism on what matters in poetry - will it affect a poem or a short story and in what mater, unlike other literature criticists whose main concern was ethics and less important general matters of ideologies and similar.