tragedy, Edgar Allan Poe managed to produce a unique body of writing

securing his place in the literary canon not only as a poet and storyteller, but

also as an inventor of genres. Poe’s accomplishments are even more

impressive when weighed against the personal and professional obstacles he

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1909, where his

actor-parents were playing at the time of his birth. {Encyclopedia

Americana-page 274.} While theater was extremely popular at this time,

actors, with their transient ways and substandard living conditions, were

generally regarded as not quite respectable. {Bloom’s BioCritiques-pages 7. -

10.} Poe’s Father was last known to have appeared on stage in October 19,

1809. {Bloom’s BioCritiques-pages 7. -10.} He left his family shortly

thereafter. He may have died at Norfolk, Va, on October 19, 1810, but no

By July, 1811, Elizabeth Poe was living in Richmond, but she was struggling to care of herself and her children. {Bloom’s BioCritiques-pages 7. -10.} Poe’s mother later died on December

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