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Essay / The private Edgar Allan Poe - 862
“Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet resolved: is the highest intelligence crazy or not? If so many glorious things, if everything that is profound, does not come from a disease of thought, from exalted moods of the mind at the expense of the general intellect. » (Poé); these are the words of a man born on January 19, 1809. When he was a child, Poe's parents had died, making him an orphan. He then lived with the family of John Allan, a native of Richmond, Virginia. Between 1815 and 1820, the family emigrated to England. Living in England was beneficial to Poe because he acquired his Gothic style which appears so frequently in his work in that region. Although before his success, challenges were at the forefront of his career, Edgar Allan Poe is a well-known poet who made a huge impact on literature with his intriguing demonic thoughts and lines which are expressed in many of his plays the most famous such as, “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. Initially, Poe encountered a handful of difficulties that spoiled the opportunity for many breakthroughs in his life as a poet. A biographer also noted Poe's economic situation and stated that "his financial situation was often desperate as he moved from one Eastern city to another in search of work as a writer or editor." in chief of literary magazines” (Minor 9). Moving to find work was very common for Poe due to the fact that he had accumulated many debts and Allan continually refused his requests for financial aid, which eventually forced Poe to drop out of school. As a result of these events, Poe realized that he needed to find work in order to have some sort of stable income to make a living. His actions were certainly a huge factor in why he... middle of paper ... If Poe is mentioned among a group of people, someone will undoubtedly make a remark about his creepy but captivating ways. , Clifford. “The Raven.” Masterplots II: Poetry, revised edition (2002): 1-3. Literary reference center. Internet. March 6, 2014. May, Charles E. “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Masterplots, fourth edition (2010): 1-3. Literary reference center. Internet. March 6, 2014.Miner, Mark. “Biography of Edgar Allan Poe.” Critical Insights: The Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe (2010): 8-12. Literary reference center. Internet. March 6, 2014.Poe, Edgar Allan. “Edgar Allan Poe > Quotes > Quotable Quote.” Happy reading. Goodreads and Web. March 7, 2014. “Poe, Edgar Allan. » Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American Literature. 3. (2009): 1316-1320. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Internet. March 5, 2014.Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Raven.” Poets.org. Poets.org, nd Web. March 6. 2014.