What Influenced Edgar Allan Poe's Writing Style?
What Influenced Edgar Allan Poe’s Writing Style?
Edgar Allan Poe, born in 1809, is a critic, mystery and short story writer, but most importantly a poet. Edgar’s troubled life greatly influenced his works. As a young boy, Edgar loved to compose poems for his loved ones. But as he grew older, Edgar started to experience pains and tragedies in life, causing him to abuse on opium and alcohol. These were scenes behind the years of Edgar’s dark writings.
When Edgar was born, his father abandoned the entire family. Then Edgar’s mother died of tuberculosis when he was only 3 years old. He was then orphaned by John Allan and Frances Keeling Valentine Allan. Edgar, as a young child, had a good stepfather-son relationship, but as Edgar reached adulthood, John Allan became alcoholic and abusive. To avoid the friction with his foster father, he enrolled in the military where he published his first book entitled “Tamerlane” and “Minor Poems”, which sells for $200,000 in today’s time for rarity.
Frances Keeling Valentine Allan loved and cared for Edgar so much. He cherished the love shown by his stepmother. She taught him everything he needed to learn as a boy and even protected him from abuse whenever she could manage to control her husband. It is believed that Edgar’s light-hearted side was influenced by Frances. But when she passed away, Edgar could hardly accept her sudden death. At this point, Edgar lost a very influential person in his life and was the start of the gradual darkening of the stories he wrote.
After his stepmother’s death, he dropped out of the military and moved to his Aunt Maria Clemm. He focused working on his stories when he received a news about the death of his brother, William Henry Leonard Poe who like his mother died of tuberculosis. Though they were not close as brothers, Edgar grieved for a long time for his death. After his mourning, he wrote “Ligeia” and “The Fall of the House of Usher”. These were musical type of poetry, touching
Edgar Allan Poe, born in 1809, is a critic, mystery and short story writer, but most importantly a poet. Edgar’s troubled life greatly influenced his works. As a young boy, Edgar loved to compose poems for his loved ones. But as he grew older, Edgar started to experience pains and tragedies in life, causing him to abuse on opium and alcohol. These were scenes behind the years of Edgar’s dark writings.
When Edgar was born, his father abandoned the entire family. Then Edgar’s mother died of tuberculosis when he was only 3 years old. He was then orphaned by John Allan and Frances Keeling Valentine Allan. Edgar, as a young child, had a good stepfather-son relationship, but as Edgar reached adulthood, John Allan became alcoholic and abusive. To avoid the friction with his foster father, he enrolled in the military where he published his first book entitled “Tamerlane” and “Minor Poems”, which sells for $200,000 in today’s time for rarity.
Frances Keeling Valentine Allan loved and cared for Edgar so much. He cherished the love shown by his stepmother. She taught him everything he needed to learn as a boy and even protected him from abuse whenever she could manage to control her husband. It is believed that Edgar’s light-hearted side was influenced by Frances. But when she passed away, Edgar could hardly accept her sudden death. At this point, Edgar lost a very influential person in his life and was the start of the gradual darkening of the stories he wrote.
After his stepmother’s death, he dropped out of the military and moved to his Aunt Maria Clemm. He focused working on his stories when he received a news about the death of his brother, William Henry Leonard Poe who like his mother died of tuberculosis. Though they were not close as brothers, Edgar grieved for a long time for his death. After his mourning, he wrote “Ligeia” and “The Fall of the House of Usher”. These were musical type of poetry, touching