Edgar Allan Poe, son of Actress Eliza Poe and Actor David Poe Jr., :: English Literature

Edgar Allan Poe, son of Actress Eliza Poe and Actor David Poe Jr., born 19th of January 1809, was mostly known for his poems and dead talesEdgar Allan Poe, son of Actress Eliza Poe and Actor David Poe Jr.,born 19th of January 1809, was mostly known for his poems and curttales and his literary criticism. He has been given credit forinventing the detective story and his pshycological thrillers pay offbeen infuences for many writers worldwide.Edgar and his brother and sister were orphaned before Edgars thirdnatal day and Edgar was taken in to the home of John and Fanny Allan inRichmond, Va. The Allans lived in England for five years (1815-1820)where Edgar also attended school. In 1826 he sneak ined the University ofVirginia. Although a good student he was forced to gambling since JohnAllan did non provide well enough. Allan refused to pay Edgars debtsand Edgar had to leave the University after only whiz year.In 1827 Edgar liberateed his first book, Tamerlane and other poemsanonym ously under the touch A Bostonian. The poems were heavilyinfluenced from Byron and showed of a youthful attitude.Later in 1827 Edgar enlisted in the Army under the hollo Edgar A Perrywhere his quarrels with John Allan continued. Edgar did well in thearmy but in 1829 he left and decided to practice for a cadetship at wattPoint.Before he was able to enter West Point Edgar publish a book entitledAl Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and minor poems, this time the book waspublished, not anonymously, but under the name Edgar A. Poe, where themiddle initial acknowledged John Allans name. Before Edgar left WestPoint he received financial aid from his fellow cadets to publish athird edition of the book. Edgar called it a second edition though andit was entitled Poems by Edgar A. Poe in which his famous poems ToHelen (another version was published in 1848) and Israfel appeared.These show of the musical effect that has come to characterize Edgarspoems.Later Poe travel to Baltimore to live with his aunt, Maria Clemm, andhis first cousin Virginia. In 1832 he won a $50 prize for his storyMS. Found in a Bottle in the Baltimore Saturday Visiter. In 1835 Poebrought his aunt and cousin to Richmond where he worked with ThomasWillis White at the Southern Litterary courier. He also marital hiscousin Virginia, only thirteen years old.Most of Edgars work with the Messenger were of a critical nature buthe also published some literary work such as Berenice.