Edgar Allan Poe

The supernatural theme in Edgar Allan Poe's texts often revolves around themes of death, madness, and the afterlife. Poe frequently explores these themes through elements such as ghosts, haunted houses, and psychological disturbances, creating a sense of unease and mystery in his works. The supernatural elements in Poe's writings serve to heighten the atmosphere of terror and suspense, adding a haunting quality to his tales.

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.

The number seven has very ominous meaning in mysticism. There are seven deadly sins, and seven cardinal virtues. The seven rooms in Edgar Allan Poe's 'Masque of the Red Death,' symbolize the seven stages of life that are passed through in pursuit of the masked figure.

The death of his mother and brother.

Poe was influenced to write poetry at first before short stories in part because he was a great admirer of the poetry of the British poet Lord Byron. Poe's first works were poems rather than short stories.

There is evidence that Poe took hard drinks quite often when he was 17. A fellow student at the University of Virginia states that Poe "would seize a full glass ... and send it home at a single gulp. This frequently used him up; but, if not, he rarely returned to the charge."See http://etext.virginia.edu/poe/alumnews/poe-all.html

After his wife died he suffered from depression and alcoholism. Poe eventually died because of his drinking problem.

There is no concrete evidence to suggest that Edgar Allan Poe was a cocaine addict. Poe did have struggles with alcohol and possible opium use, but there is no reliable documentation of his use of cocaine.

Edgar Allan Poe sought a job from John Tyler, who was the 10th President of the United States. Poe applied for a position as an editor or clerk in the Tyler administration but was unsuccessful in securing the job.

The sketch referenced was Edgar Allan Poe's, 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue.'

By the way, the passage was originally in the Sherlock Holmes story 'The Cardboard Box,' but that story did not appear in the British version of the short story collection 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.' The story was quickly removed from the American version of the collection, but the "mind-reading episode" was transferred to 'The Resident Patient' in that book. When 'The Cardboard Box' reappeared 24 years later in the collection 'His Last Bow,' the American version included the "mind-reading episode" in both stories, and most American collections keep it in both to this day.

In an interesting side-note, Henry Ward Beecher (who is the object of Watson's thoughts in that passage) was involved in a famous adultery trial in 1875 (about 18 years before publication of 'The Cardboard Box'), and adultery happens to be a major part of the plot of 'The Cardboard Box.'

A morgue is a facility used to store and examine deceased bodies. It typically contains refrigeration units to preserve bodies, examination tables, tools for autopsies, and storage for personal effects. Staff in a morgue may include forensic pathologists, forensic scientists, and mortuary technicians.

From 1835, Edgar Allan Poe was working as a literary critic for The Southern Literary Messenger.

Poe's magazine was to be called Penn Magazine (Poe was working in Philadelphia at the time) and then it was changed to The Stylus. Poe issued a prospectus for it in 1840, but never was able to raise sufficient capital to publish even one issue so the magazine never came to fruition.

The Southern Literary Messenger was not "Poe's magazine." It belonged to Thomas W. White. Poe left it in 1837.

The "red death" that plagued the Poe women is believed to refer to tuberculosis, a common and deadly disease during Edgar Allan Poe's time. Poe's mother, Eliza Poe, and his wife, Virginia Poe, both died from tuberculosis.

Edgar Cayce was an American mystic who was believed to have psychic abilities. He is perhaps best known for his purported ability to channel information about health, spirituality, and reincarnation while in a trance-like state. Cayce founded the Association for Research and Enlightenment (ARE) in 1931.

"The Happiest Day" by Edgar Allan Poe is a melancholic poem depicting the speaker's longing for a brighter past. The poem reflects on lost happiness and simpler times, contrasted with the speaker's current state of sorrow and regret. It explores themes of nostalgia, memory, and the fleeting nature of joy.

Edgar Allan Poe uses symbolism in his works to add depth and meaning to his writing. Symbols help to convey abstract ideas and emotions in a more visual and evocative way, allowing readers to interpret the text on multiple levels. Poe's use of symbolism also contributes to the eerie and atmospheric tone that is characteristic of his Gothic style.

After their parents died in late 1811, the three siblings were separated. Poe's older brother, William Henry Leonard, went to live with his grandparents in Baltimore, Maryland. He died on August 1, 1831 probably of tuberculosis. Poe's younger sister, Rosalie, went to live with foster parents, William and Jane Scott Mackenzie, in Richmond, Virginia, and she later taught penmanship and, possibly, piano. Among the words rumored to have described her were "backward" and "dull." Her life was lived in comfort until the US Civil War started in 1861. She died on July 21, 1874. Poe was probably never close to either of his siblings.

The poem is called "Annabel Lee," and it was written by Edgar Allan Poe in memory of his young wife Virginia Clemm, whom he married when she was 13 years old. The poem explores themes of love, loss, and death.

Yes, this statement contains connotative language as it implies that Edgar Allan Poe's works are associated with fear, terror, and the supernatural, beyond just stating the fact that he authored stories in that genre.

"The Unparalled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall" published in 1835 is considered to be a science fiction story. It does have elements of science fiction as far as they would go in the early 1800s. Hans Pfaall takes a ballon trip to the moon where there are strange looking people who communicate by telepathy.

Edgar Degas's wife was named Hortense Fiquet. They married in 1869.

The Baudelaire orphans stayed in a small room at Mr. Poe's house in the city. The room was minimalistic and contained only the essentials. Throughout the series, the orphans find themselves in various accommodations as they move from one guardian to the next.

Rosalie Poe signed her name as "Rosalie" Poe. She was known to use only her first name when signing her correspondence.

Edgar Allan Poe wrote "The Masque of the Red Death" as a response to the cholera epidemic that was sweeping through the United States in the 1830s. The story explores themes of mortality, disease, and the inevitability of death, drawing on the fears and anxieties of the time. Poe used the allegorical tale to address the fragility of life and the inability to escape death.

Poe's foster father, John Allan, was a successful Scottish merchant in Richmond, Virginia, who dealt in a variety of goods including tobacco, cloth, wheat, tombstones, and slaves. From 1815 until 1820 he tried to make his living in England in the same trade without as much success. His foster mother, Frances Keeling Valentine Allan, was a homemaker raising Edgar.

No one can know for certain, since no physician ever diagnosed Poe as suffering from it.

He was seventeen when he entered and left the University of Virginia in 1826 which had only opened just the year before.