Edgar Allan Poe

Poe did not have an adopted or step mother. He had a foster mother, Frances Allan, who raised him with her husband John. She died of tuberculosis on February 28, 1829.

Edgar Allan Poe's parents were both actors. His father, David Poe Jr., was an actor of Irish descent and his mother, Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe, was also an actress from England. They were well-known theatre performers during their time.

Poe helped popularize the short story; he is one of the first authors to pen science fiction (The Unparalleled Adventures of Hans Pfaal), mysteries (The Gold Bug) and the detective story (Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, both of which featured the detective Auguste Dupin). The Murder of Marie Roget also contained elements of historical fact--it's based on the mysterious death of Mary Rogers in New York City during Poe's time. Poe's stories often deterred from traditional, moral potrayals of the story's narrator; the diabolical motives and/or questionable mental states of the narrators can be found in many of his stories (The Cask of Amontillado, The Black Cat, Ligeia,). Poe's stories are not straightforward, with easily packaged endings; the reader often questions what is really occurring beyond the scope of the narrator (William Wilson, Berenice, Descent into the Maelstrom).

Poe did not have "adopted parents". He had foster parents. John and Frances Allan took Poe in to their home and raised him but they never legally adopted him.

As to their relationship, Poe and Frances Allan and a loving relationship. She doted on him and he was devoted to her.

Poe and John Allan had a stormy relationship. He most likely never wanted to take Poe in to begin with. Then he refused to pay tuition for Poe to go to the University of Virginia or pay for any of Poe's gambling debts. They had a falling out and Poe left home and the University and went into the army. Later after Frances Allan died, Poe and John Allan reconciled for a short time. Once again Poe's lifestyle became a problem and Poe and John Allan had a falling out that was never repaired. When John Allan died, Poe was not even mentioned in his will.

Yes, Edgar Allan Poe wrote a few plays in addition to his famous short stories and poems. Some of his theatrical works include "Politian" and "The Masque of the Red Death." However, Poe is primarily known for his contributions to the genres of horror and mystery fiction.

No, he did not. Many people think some o f the things Poe writes about were things he did or that actually occurred to him. This is only because Poe writes in the first person most of the time. Rest assured the Poe never killed an old man and buried his body under the floorboards (The Tell Tale Heart); he never walled anyone up alive in a basement. (The Cask of Amontillado) and he never helped entomb a living but catatonic woman (The Fall of the House of Usher).

"The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe is written in the third-person omniscient point of view. This allows the narrator to have insight into the thoughts and perspectives of multiple characters involved in the story, providing a comprehensive understanding of the events unfolding.

Perhaps the most famous is 'The Gold Bug,' but Poe wrote about cryptography a few times. He even offered to solve cryptograms for magazine readers, and he allegedly was able to solve most of the puzzles sent his way (about 100 in all). There were two, however, that supposedly came from a W. B. Tyler (who most now believe to be Poe himself) that Poe did not solve.

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Yes, Poe's mother, Eliza Poe, was believed to have suffered from catalepsy, a condition that causes a person to become rigid and unresponsive. This may have influenced Poe's fascination with the theme of premature burial in his works.

First of all, publishers did not make that much from publishing in the new country of America. Also, copyright laws were not in existence or were not enforced. To be complete, Poe was able to make some money by reciting his works in public forums, and 'The Raven' was very popular. Inflation would make the $24 Poe did earn in 1845 worth over $700 in today's money though it is still not very much with no royalties.

The official cause of death for Edgar Allan Poe remains unknown as his medical records and autopsy report have been lost. Some theories suggest that he may have died from alcohol poisoning or complications arising from his struggle with substance abuse.

"Ligeia" by Edgar Allan Poe does not feature a vampire, but rather focuses on the themes of love, death, and the supernatural with the character of Ligeia, a mysterious and enigmatic woman. The story explores the narrator's obsessive love for Ligeia and the eerie events that follow her death.

No, the narrator in The Fall of the House of Usher is quite sane, unlike the narrators in The Tell-tale Heart and A Cask of Amontillado, who show various signs of insanity. There is no reason for the narrator to be insane because the story itself is not about the narrator. The story is about Roderick Usher as seen through the narrator's eyes. If the narrator were insane the entire story would be questionable and there is no literary purpose to that. With the other two stories, however, having the factual events be questionable heightens the horror of the story by implying that the two people murdered, were done in for no reason at all.

Poe's poem, "To F___s S. O___d" (To Frances S. Osgood) was originally typeset with em-dashes to disguise some of the letters in her name, but the WikiAnswers question field won't accept most punctuation marks. Unfortunately, the title won't reproduce properly in the answer box, either, but it originally looked something like this: "To F--s S. O--d" (those hyphens should be em-dashes, which are twice as long).

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One reason may be that using an unnamed narrator makes the reader feel almost as if he or she is the narrator and that he or she is seeing and experiencing everything the narrator is. Had Poe given the narrator a name, the reader would feel more detached from the narrator more as if it were someone else experiencing everything.

He had had tremendous unpaid gambling debts and the authorities were asking for his arrest, so by placing his enrollment under another name he avoided this, and as an added bonus he left the country with the army.

Poe never changed his name in the usual sense. He was born Edgar Poe, but after his parents died and he was taken in as a foster child by John and Frances Allan, they had him baptized as Edgar Allan Poe. As a young man he enlisted in the army under the name of Edgar Perry, but that was just given as a false name. Poe did not keep it after he left the aemy.

Edgar Allan Poe proposed to Helen Whitman in a cemetery. How romantic! Unfortunately, after being engaged for a year, Edgar Allan Poe broke it off. Helen Whitman's real name, though, is Sarah Helen Whitman. I don't know why she would rather be called Helen than Sarah??

The mood in 'Hop-Frog' is playful and serious at the same time.

Edgar Allan Poe is known for using various forms of poetry, but he is renowned for his use of Gothic themes and intricate rhyme schemes in his poems. Some common forms Poe used include ballads, sonnets, and free verse, but he is particularly noted for his creation of the modern detective story and dark, macabre themes in his poetry.

Poe grew up in Richmond Virginia. Poe had been born in Boston, Massachusetts; however both his parents died while they were in Richmond Virginia. A few days later, Poe was taken in by his foster parents, John and Frances Allan and was raised by them in Richmond. Poe spent time in England and Scotland while the family travelled there on business.

Edgar Allan Poe was most famous for creative writing. He also wrote in the narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive types when he wrote fiction in the forms of poetry, short stories, essays, critiques, and one novel. Writing genre and style are different than type.