Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe

Presented by: Olivia PinkstonPresented by: Olivia Pinkston

“Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.”

Edgar Allan Poe

Basic Background InfoBasic Background Info

Born Jan.19, 1809Born Jan.19, 1809 Parents separate 1810- Father SplitsParents separate 1810- Father Splits 1811- Mom dies of T.B.- Poe is fostered by Allan Family1811- Mom dies of T.B.- Poe is fostered by Allan Family (Mrs. Allan very nurturing, Mr. Allan distant)(Mrs. Allan very nurturing, Mr. Allan distant) Age 6 Poe is sent to school in England by age 11 he is back Age 6 Poe is sent to school in England by age 11 he is back

in states to continue schoolingin states to continue schooling Edgar excels in athletics during school days (was said to Edgar excels in athletics during school days (was said to

have swum 6 miles in the James River in VA.)have swum 6 miles in the James River in VA.) Attends VA. University- end up dropping out due to lack of Attends VA. University- end up dropping out due to lack of

fund and no help from Mr. Allanfund and no help from Mr. Allan Poe joins the Army under name Edgar Allan Perry- gets Poe joins the Army under name Edgar Allan Perry- gets

ranking of Sergeant Major-eventually dischargedranking of Sergeant Major-eventually discharged Mrs. Allan dies of T.B.- Poe and Allan reconcile for a short Mrs. Allan dies of T.B.- Poe and Allan reconcile for a short

while then it goes back to distance, and Allan refusing any while then it goes back to distance, and Allan refusing any financial assistance when Poe is in needfinancial assistance when Poe is in need

Mr. Allan dies leaving money to illegitimate children and Mr. Allan dies leaving money to illegitimate children and nothing to Poenothing to Poe

Basic InfoBasic Info Seeking family Poe moves in with Aunt Maria Clem and her Seeking family Poe moves in with Aunt Maria Clem and her

then 8 yr old daughter Virginiathen 8 yr old daughter Virginia Poe and Virginia marry when he is 26 and she isn’t even 13 Poe and Virginia marry when he is 26 and she isn’t even 13

(falsified documents saying she was 21)(falsified documents saying she was 21) Poe and Virginia were a happy, fun, devoted couple despite Poe and Virginia were a happy, fun, devoted couple despite

Poe’s inability to properly providePoe’s inability to properly provide Poe was said to be his own worse enemy when it came to his Poe was said to be his own worse enemy when it came to his

career (he sounds bi polar)career (he sounds bi polar) In 1842 Poe and Maria were watching and listening to In 1842 Poe and Maria were watching and listening to

Virginia singing at the piano when Virginia started coughing Virginia singing at the piano when Virginia started coughing up blood.up blood.

5 year struggle for Virginia fighting T.B. in which Poe was a 5 year struggle for Virginia fighting T.B. in which Poe was a caregiver for her- he would suffer from bout of helpless rage caregiver for her- he would suffer from bout of helpless rage during this timeduring this time

After Virginia died Poe would be seen at her grave all hours After Virginia died Poe would be seen at her grave all hours day and night crying until he fell asleep.day and night crying until he fell asleep.

Poe viewed women as his salvation- so eventually started to Poe viewed women as his salvation- so eventually started to look for another wife and was courting several different look for another wife and was courting several different women all at oncewomen all at once

Was engaged to Helen Whitman (ended when her mother Was engaged to Helen Whitman (ended when her mother asked Poe to basically sign a pre-nupt) and Elmira Shelton asked Poe to basically sign a pre-nupt) and Elmira Shelton ( a former Fiancée) during the last years of his life( a former Fiancée) during the last years of his life

His Mysterious DeathHis Mysterious Death

Poe disappears for a few days in 1949Poe disappears for a few days in 1949 Is found in Baltimore delirious, and Is found in Baltimore delirious, and

some say where some other man’s some say where some other man’s clothing, looked almost beaten.clothing, looked almost beaten.

““In the early morning hours of October In the early morning hours of October 7, Poe calmly breathed a simple 7, Poe calmly breathed a simple prayer, "Lord, help my poor soul," and prayer, "Lord, help my poor soul," and died.” died.” (taken fromhttp://www.poemuseum.org/life-death.php)(taken fromhttp://www.poemuseum.org/life-death.php)

Books and Poetry List Books and Poetry List taken from taken from

http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/eapoe/bl-eapoe-complete.htmhttp://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/eapoe/bl-eapoe-complete.htm

AloneAlone (1830) (1830) Al Aaraaf (1829)Al Aaraaf (1829) The Angel of the Odd--An The Angel of the Odd--An

Extravaganza (1850)Extravaganza (1850) Annabel Lee (1849)Annabel Lee (1849) The Assignation (1834)The Assignation (1834) The Balloon-Hoax (1850)The Balloon-Hoax (1850) The Bells (1849)The Bells (1849) Berenice (1835)Berenice (1835) The Black Cat (1843)The Black Cat (1843) Bon-Bon (1850)Bon-Bon (1850) Bridal Ballad (1837)Bridal Ballad (1837) The Business Man (1850)The Business Man (1850) The Cask of Amontillado (1846)The Cask of Amontillado (1846) The City In the Sea (1831)The City In the Sea (1831) The Coliseum (1833)The Coliseum (1833) The Colloquy of Monos And Una (1850)The Colloquy of Monos And Una (1850) The Conqueror Worm (1843)The Conqueror Worm (1843) The Conversation of Eiros And The Conversation of Eiros And

Charmion (1850)Charmion (1850) Criticism (1850)Criticism (1850)

A Descent Into the MaelstromA Descent Into the Maelstrom (1841)(1841)

The Devil In the BelfryThe Devil In the Belfry Diddling (1850)Diddling (1850) The Domain of Arnheim (1850)The Domain of Arnheim (1850) A Dream (1827)A Dream (1827) Dreamland (1844)Dreamland (1844) Dreams (1827)Dreams (1827) A Dream Within A Dream (1827)A Dream Within A Dream (1827) The Duc De L'Omlette (1850)The Duc De L'Omlette (1850) Eldorado (1849)Eldorado (1849) Eleonora (1850)Eleonora (1850) Elizabeth (1850)Elizabeth (1850) An Enigma (1848)An Enigma (1848) Eulalie (1845)Eulalie (1845) Eureka--A Prose Poem (1848)Eureka--A Prose Poem (1848) Evening Star (1827)Evening Star (1827)

List continuedList continued The Facts In the Case of M. ValdemarThe Facts In the Case of M. Valdemar (1845) (1845) Fairy-Land (1829)Fairy-Land (1829) The Fall of the House of Usher (1839)The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) For Annie (1849)For Annie (1849) Four Beasts In One--the Homo-Cameleopard Four Beasts In One--the Homo-Cameleopard

(1850)(1850) The Gold-Bug (1843)The Gold-Bug (1843) Hans Phaall (1850)Hans Phaall (1850) "The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour" (1827)"The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour" (1827) The Haunted Palace (1839)The Haunted Palace (1839) Hop-Frog Or the Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs Hop-Frog Or the Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs

(1850)(1850) How To Write A Blackwood Article (1850)How To Write A Blackwood Article (1850) Hymn (1835)Hymn (1835) ImitationImitation The Imp of the Perverse (1850)The Imp of the Perverse (1850) The Island of the Fay (1850)The Island of the Fay (1850) Israfel (1831)Israfel (1831) King Pest (1835)King Pest (1835) The Lake. To -- (1827)The Lake. To -- (1827) Landor's Cottage (1850)Landor's Cottage (1850) The Landscape Garden (1850)The Landscape Garden (1850) Lenore (1831)Lenore (1831) Ligeia (1838)Ligeia (1838) Lionizing (1850)Lionizing (1850) Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq. (1850)Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq. (1850)

Loss of BreathLoss of Breath (1850) (1850) The Man of the Crowd (1840)The Man of the Crowd (1840) The Man That Was Used Up (1850)The Man That Was Used Up (1850) Manuscript Found In A Bottle (1833)Manuscript Found In A Bottle (1833) Marginalia (1844-49)Marginalia (1844-49) The Masque of the Red Death (1842)The Masque of the Red Death (1842) Mellonta Tauta (1850)Mellonta Tauta (1850) Mesmeric Revelation (1844)Mesmeric Revelation (1844) Metzengerstein (1850)Metzengerstein (1850) Morella (1850)Morella (1850) Morning On the Wissahiccon (1850)Morning On the Wissahiccon (1850) The Murders In the Rue Morgue (1841)The Murders In the Rue Morgue (1841) The Mystery of Marie Roget (1850)The Mystery of Marie Roget (1850) Mystification (1850)Mystification (1850) The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

(1850)(1850) Never Bet the Devil Your Head (1850)Never Bet the Devil Your Head (1850) The Oblong Box (1850)The Oblong Box (1850) The Oval Portrait (1850)The Oval Portrait (1850) The Pit And the Pendulum (1842)The Pit And the Pendulum (1842) The Power of Words (1850)The Power of Words (1850) A Predicament (1838)A Predicament (1838) The Premature Burial (1850)The Premature Burial (1850) The Purloined Letter (1845)The Purloined Letter (1845) The Raven (1845)The Raven (1845) Romance (1829)Romance (1829)

List ContinuedList Continued A Tale of the Ragged MountainsA Tale of the Ragged Mountains (1850) (1850) Tamerlane (1827)Tamerlane (1827) The Tell-Tale Heart (1843)The Tell-Tale Heart (1843) The Thousand-And-Second Tale of The Thousand-And-Second Tale of

Scheherazade (1850)Scheherazade (1850) Thou Art the Man (1850)Thou Art the Man (1850) Three Sundays In A Week (1850)Three Sundays In A Week (1850) To -- (1830)To -- (1830) To ----- (1829)To ----- (1829) To F-- (1835)To F-- (1835) To F--S S. O--D (1835)To F--S S. O--D (1835) To Helen (1831)To Helen (1831) To Helen (1848)To Helen (1848) To M-- (1830)To M-- (1830) To M.L.S. (1847)To M.L.S. (1847) To My Mother (1849)To My Mother (1849) To One In Paradise (1834)To One In Paradise (1834) To the River (1829)To the River (1829) Ulalame (1847)Ulalame (1847) A Valentine (1846)A Valentine (1846) The Valley of Unrest (1831)The Valley of Unrest (1831) Von Kempelen And His Discovery (1850)Von Kempelen And His Discovery (1850) Why the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand In A Why the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand In A

Sling (1850)Sling (1850) William Wilson (1839)William Wilson (1839) X-Ing A Paragrab (1850)X-Ing A Paragrab (1850)

Scenes From 'Politian'Scenes From 'Politian' (1835) (1835) Serenade (1850)Serenade (1850) Shadow--A Parable (1850)Shadow--A Parable (1850) Silence--A Fable (1837)Silence--A Fable (1837) The Sleeper (1831)The Sleeper (1831) Some Words With A Mummy Some Words With A Mummy

(1850)(1850) Song (1827)Song (1827) Sonnet Silence (1840)Sonnet Silence (1840) Sonnet to Science (1829)Sonnet to Science (1829) Sonnet to Zante (1837)Sonnet to Zante (1837) The Spectacles (1850)The Spectacles (1850) The Sphinx (1850)The Sphinx (1850) Spirits of the Dead (1827)Spirits of the Dead (1827) Stanzas (1827)Stanzas (1827) The System of Dr. Tarr And Prof. The System of Dr. Tarr And Prof.

Fether (1850)Fether (1850) Tale of Jerusalem (1850)Tale of Jerusalem (1850)

The Murders in the Rue The Murders in the Rue MorgueMorgue

Poe was the first to write Poe was the first to write detective novels ( never really put detective novels ( never really put that together) the first was The that together) the first was The Murders in the Rue Morgue Murders in the Rue Morgue

In the book there are a series of In the book there are a series of gruesome murders taking place gruesome murders taking place and our French Detective C. and our French Detective C. Auguste Dupin is investigating Auguste Dupin is investigating

A man Le Bon an acquaintance A man Le Bon an acquaintance gets arrested for it leading Dupin gets arrested for it leading Dupin to question some of the facts the to question some of the facts the police have ignoredpolice have ignored– Shrill voice (heard by people at Shrill voice (heard by people at

time of attack) unidentifiable time of attack) unidentifiable – Mode of entry (windows man Mode of entry (windows man

couldn’t climb to)couldn’t climb to)– The beating of victim not done by The beating of victim not done by

human strengthhuman strength– Hair removed from vic was not Hair removed from vic was not

human hairhuman hair

The actual murder very The actual murder very unexpected (a razor blade unexpected (a razor blade wielding orangutan)wielding orangutan)

(photo taken from (photo taken from http://www.northrup.org/photos/orhttp://www.northrup.org/photos/orangutan/ )angutan/ )

The Purloined Letter The Purloined Letter C. Auguste Dupin is back in this mysteryC. Auguste Dupin is back in this mystery A letter is stolen from royal apartmentsA letter is stolen from royal apartments Police know who took it but can’t find the evidence when Police know who took it but can’t find the evidence when

they do the search of the Minister D’s place ( a month they do the search of the Minister D’s place ( a month goes by)goes by)

The Prefect goes again to Dupin for helpThe Prefect goes again to Dupin for help Dupin produces the letter at this 2 meeting dumbfounding Dupin produces the letter at this 2 meeting dumbfounding

the Prefectthe Prefect Dupin explains basically that one must think like the Dupin explains basically that one must think like the

suspect in order to solve the mystery suspect in order to solve the mystery The police failed to search the most obvious spot which The police failed to search the most obvious spot which

was a sort of line of letters hanging up. The police were was a sort of line of letters hanging up. The police were looking in every secret nook and cranny but failed to look looking in every secret nook and cranny but failed to look therethere

This was a different kind of story for Poe (no violence, no This was a different kind of story for Poe (no violence, no death)death)

The Masque of the Red The Masque of the Red DeathDeath

A plague is spreading across the landA plague is spreading across the land Prince Prospero tries to shut out the plaguePrince Prospero tries to shut out the plague Has a masque ball decorates each room in place with single Has a masque ball decorates each room in place with single

colors colors – Black room with loud clanging every hr clock and red windowsBlack room with loud clanging every hr clock and red windows

At midnight new guest arrives in a corpse like mask with At midnight new guest arrives in a corpse like mask with markings like the victims of the Red Death, death shroud,markings like the victims of the Red Death, death shroud,

Prince is outraged chases the guest down to the black room Prince is outraged chases the guest down to the black room (guest isn’t stopped from roaming to each room other guest (guest isn’t stopped from roaming to each room other guest scared)scared)

Prince dies as soon as he tries to confront the guestPrince dies as soon as he tries to confront the guest Other guest go to attack the Prince’s murderer and there is Other guest go to attack the Prince’s murderer and there is

no one underneath the costumeno one underneath the costume Everyone dies (you can’t run or hide from death. Death Everyone dies (you can’t run or hide from death. Death

comes for us all)comes for us all)

The Black CatThe Black Cat A whole lot of crazy going on hereA whole lot of crazy going on here Narrator opens telling of his sanityNarrator opens telling of his sanity Marries young, loves animals especially a Pluto his black catMarries young, loves animals especially a Pluto his black cat Narrator starts drinking becomes violent towards wife and Narrator starts drinking becomes violent towards wife and

other animals leaves Pluto alone other animals leaves Pluto alone until Narrator believes cat is avoiding him then cut out on of until Narrator believes cat is avoiding him then cut out on of

the cats eyes for retaliationthe cats eyes for retaliation Cat does avoid him then and the Narrator hangs it from a Cat does avoid him then and the Narrator hangs it from a

treetree Day after his house burns down but one remaining wall has Day after his house burns down but one remaining wall has

the black shape of a cat burn in itthe black shape of a cat burn in it Narrator finds another black cat this one with a bit of white Narrator finds another black cat this one with a bit of white

on the neck (late the white is described as looking like a on the neck (late the white is described as looking like a gallows)gallows)

The Black Cat The Black Cat continuedcontinued

Narrator almost trips down the stairs when Narrator almost trips down the stairs when new cat gets in the way and decides to new cat gets in the way and decides to attack it with an axe, wife defends the cat attack it with an axe, wife defends the cat end up with an axe in the headend up with an axe in the head

Narrator buries body behind wall of Narrator buries body behind wall of basement, cat is gonebasement, cat is gone

Police come, he was going to get away with Police come, he was going to get away with it until he started talking about the it until he started talking about the craftsman ship of the walls and taps the one craftsman ship of the walls and taps the one where is wife was buried behind and the where is wife was buried behind and the police hear the disappeared cat’s yowlingpolice hear the disappeared cat’s yowling

how he relates to what we’ve how he relates to what we’ve talked about in classtalked about in class

Poe seems to share some Poe seems to share some commonalities with Hemmingway commonalities with Hemmingway

They both explored death in their They both explored death in their writings and if and what was the writings and if and what was the afterlifeafterlife

They were both drunksThey were both drunks They are both thought to be bi polar They are both thought to be bi polar

which can go along with being which can go along with being drunks (most bi polar individuals will drunks (most bi polar individuals will self medicate with alcohol)self medicate with alcohol)

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