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Cause Of Death• Poe was found unconscious on Lombard St. in Baltimore. He died of unknown

causes in Washington College Hospital on October 7. 1. Murder: Poe was rumored be strongly affected by alcohol, and since Poe was

very disrespectful he might have unknowingly said something to offend someone.2. Cooping: Poe was found on election day. He could possibly been dressed up

differently and bribed to vote for the same person multiple times. If he did not do this job correctly he could have been beaten and suffered from brain trauma.

3. Brain Tumor: After being dug up from his grave, there was rattling in his skull which might have been a tumor.

4. Rabies: Maryland Medical Journal claimed that Poe could have gotten rabies after being bitten by a bat.

5. Alcoholism: If Poe consumed even a small amount of alcohol his personality changed. Some theories believe that because of Virginia’s death, Poe turned to alcohol for comfort.

Most Possible Theory

• The most possible theory of Poe’s death is a brain tumor. When examining Poe’s skull the examiners heard a rattling inside, possibly indicating a tumor. Also, since alcohol clouds people’s thoughts, Poe’s unusual effects from Alcohol might had worsened the tumor.

Adopted

• Edgar Poe’s father, David Poe, abandoned the family shortly after Poe’s birth

• His mother, Elizabeth Arnold, died while Poe was only two

• Having no parents, Poe was “adopted” and raised by John and Frances Allan (there were no papers covering his adoption)

Baltimore

• Having no money and out of a job, Poe enlisted in the military as Edgar A. Perry in 1827

• After two years of service he was dismissed at the rank of sergeant and travelled to Baltimore

• There he lived with his aunt and his cousin Virginia.

Clemm

• While living in Baltimore Poe stayed with his Aunt, Maria Poe Clemm, and his cousin and future wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm.

• After being dismissed from West Point without money or a home to go back to, Poe stayed with them and began to pursue his writing career.

Death

• Date: October 7, 1849 • Poe was discovered lying unconscious outside of

Ryan’s saloon on Lombard St. in Baltimore on October 2. Poe was taken to Washington college hospital, and died nine days later. He was 40 years old.

• Today it is still a mystery how he died, possible theories are drug abuse, vascular disorder, mental illness, epilepsy and even murder!

• His last words were, “Lord help my poor soul”.

Editor• Poe held many editing positions • First, the Southern Literary

Messenger from December, 1835 to January, 1837.

• When he moved to Philadelphia he worked for Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine

• Later he worked on Graham’s Magazine from April, 1841 to May, 1842.

F- Fame• After leaving the University of Virginia, Poe published

Tamerlane and Other Poems.• Poe’s second book called Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor

Poems.• After Poe left West Point in 1831 he wrote, Poems by Edgar

Allan Poe, Second Edition.• While living with Mary Poe Clemm in Baltimore, Poe started

writing prose tales that were featured in the Philadelphia Sunday Courier in 1832.

• In 1840, Poe published Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque in two volumes in Philadelphia.

• In 1845, Poe published his most famous poem, The Raven, which became widely popular. By 1845, Wiley and Putnam published Tales by Edgar A. Poe and The Raven and Other Poems.

Gothic

• Poe’s style of writing was called Gothic. • Gothic writing also known as horror, includes

stories with paranormal events, murders, and mysteries.

Horror

• Horror was another one of Poe’s themes for writing

• Most of Poe’s stories feature horror such as murder, loosing your mind, mystery and darkness

Inspiration

• Poe’s inspiration for his stories came from his wife and from lifetime events such as: Death of his parents Virginia having tuberculosis Mental illness Drug abuse Being a social misfit

Jobs

• One of Poe’s main personalities is his disrespect for the people in authority

• For this reason he never held the same job for more than two years

• Poe was dismissed from West Point for disrespecting the rules and dress code

Knowledge

• After attending private schools in England and Richmond, Poe enrolled in the University of Virginia on February 14, 1826

• His grades where exceptionally high.

• John Allan did not send money to pay off Edgar’s debts, forcing Poe to quit school and get a job

Lenore

• The death of the girl, Lenore, was featured most famously in Edgar Allan Poe’s poems The Raven and Lenore.

• Lenore was obviously created in mourning of his beloved wife Virginia.

• The Raven was inspired by Poe mourning Virginia, and Lenore was about the time right after she died.

• “That did to death the innocence that died, so young?” (Lenore, line 12)

Money

• Having financial issues, Poe turned to gambling for money

• He was shunned by Allan for gambling• He got paid little for his poetry• Always quitting or being fired from his several

jobs

Nevermore

• One of the most famous parts of the poem The Raven is when the raven says “nevermore”. This line Is probably the most famous line by Edgar Allan Poe.

October

• October 2, 1849: Poe is found unconscious outside of Ryan’s Saloon in Baltimore.

• October 7,1849: Poe dies of “brain failure” in Washington College Hospital. However his cause of death is still a mystery.

Poe

• Edgar Allan Poe was one of three children of David and Elizabeth Poe.

• David abandoned the family after Edgar’s birth • Elizabeth died before Poe was three • In Richmond, Virginia, Poe was taken in by the

wealthy tobacco merchant John Allan and his wife Frances.

• There are no official records of Poe’s adoption

Quarrel

• While attending the University of Virginia, Poe got into a tremendous amount of debt from gambling.

• His adopted father, John Allan refused to pay off his debts.

• After Poe was dismissed from West Point, in 1831, his father permanently disowned him. After John Allan’s death Edgar was not mentioned in his will.

The Raven

• Narrative poem first published in 1845• Its plot is on a talking raven visiting a

depressed man mourning the loss of a girl named Lenore

• “Quoth the Raven ‘Nevermore’” (line 48)

Southern Literary Messenger

• In 1835, Poe began to edit the Southern Literary Messenger for Thomas White.

Tragic

• 1846 was Edgar Poe’s most disastrous year

• The Broadway Journal failed

• His wife, Virginia, died on January 30, 1847 of tuberculosis

Tamerlane

• The first poetry book that he published, was a privately published volume -Tamerlane and Other Poems, in 1827.

Unstable

• Countless theories show that Edgar Allen Poe experienced mental instability throughout his life

• Theories include:- drug abuse- mental illness- sleep disorders- depression.

Virginia

• On May 16, 1836, Poe married his young cousin, Virginia Clemm, in Richmond.

• In 1847, Virginia died of tuberculosis after they were married for only 11 years.

West Point

• Upon staying with his aunt, Poe was selected to join the U.S. Military Academy, West Point

• While attending W. P. Poe published his second book of poetry in 1829

• On March 6, 1831 he was dismissed from the Academy.

X-ing A Paragrab• “AS it is well known that the 'wise men' came

'from the East,' and as Mr. Touch-and-go Bullet-head came from the East, it follows that Mr. Bullet-head was a wise man…” (paragraph 1)

Youth

• Some poems written in Poe’s youngest years as an author are:

- Al Aaraaf - Tamerlane- A Journey Within A Dream- To The River

Zante• Fair isle, that from the fairest of all flowers,

Thy gentlest of all gentle names dost take!How many memories of what radiant hoursAt sight of thee and thine at once awake!How many scenes of what departed bliss!How many thoughts of what entombed hopes!How many visions of a maiden that isNo more-no more upon thy verdant slopes!No more! alas, that magical sad soundTransforming all! Thy charms shall please no more-Thy memory no more! Accursed groundHenceforth I hold thy flower-enameled shore,O hyacinthine isle! O purple Zante!"Isola d'oro! Fior di Levante!“ – published 1837

TIMELINE

1810 1820 1830

Born January 19, 1809. His parents were actors. Later that year his father abandoned him, his mother, and two siblings

1811: after his mother dies of tuberculosis Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan

1827: Poe published his first volume, Tamerlane and Other Poems

May 26, 1829, in Boston, Poe enlisted in the Army under the name Edgar A. Perry

1829: Poe enrolls in West Point until 1831

1836: Poe marries his young cousin Virginia

1838: Poe moved to Philadelphia and lived there for 6 years

Timeline Continued

1840 1850

1847: Virginia dies of tuberculosis

1849: Poe dies mysteriously in Baltimore, Washington College Hospital.

1845: Poe published The Raven and became widely known

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