Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)

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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer and poet, editor and critic who created a form of classical detective fiction in an atmosphere of mystery and horror.

In prose, Allan Poe wrote mostly short stories. His novella The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) initiated the modern detective story, and his poem The Raven (1845) is among the most famous in American literature. Romanticism of the first third of the 19th century was shrouded in a fog of Satanism and the occult, which obviously influenced the work of Poe, whose personality was subtle, dualistic, and multifaceted.

Most of Poe's best works are permeated with horror and sorrow, but in life the poet was a pleasant conversationalist with a great sense of humor and a talented orator. All this, coupled with the genius of the writer-narrator provided him with a prominent place among the world-famous writers. Edgar Allan Poe revolutionized the horror genre. He was one of the first to bring deep, visceral, psychological horror into literature. In his stories, the true monster often turned out to be the capacity for evil that lurks within every human being.

Date and place of birt:19 january 1809, Boston, USA
Date and place of death:7 october 1849, Baltimore, USA
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Critic, Editor, Poet, Writer
Art style:Mysticism, Romanticism

Creators Mysticism

Karl Friedrich Christian Welsch (1828 - 1904)
Karl Friedrich Christian Welsch
1828 - 1904
Sebastian Pether (1790 - 1844)
Sebastian Pether
1790 - 1844
Arthur Joseph Meadows (1843 - 1907)
Arthur Joseph Meadows
1843 - 1907
Salomon Corrodi (1810 - 1892)
Salomon Corrodi
1810 - 1892
Gustave Wappers (1803 - 1874)
Gustave Wappers
1803 - 1874
Wilhelm Theodor Nocken (1830 - 1905)
Wilhelm Theodor Nocken
1830 - 1905
Susanna Rowson (1762 - 1824)
Susanna Rowson
1762 - 1824
Louis-Richard-François Dupont (1734 - 1765)
Louis-Richard-François Dupont
1734 - 1765
Fujishima Takeji (1867 - 1943)
Fujishima Takeji
1867 - 1943
Claude Marie Dubufe (1790 - 1864)
Claude Marie Dubufe
1790 - 1864
Adam Eberle (1804 - 1832)
Adam Eberle
1804 - 1832
Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848 - 1907)
Joris-Karl Huysmans
1848 - 1907
Forbes Macbean (XIX century - XIX century)
Forbes Macbean
XIX century - XIX century
Francis Holman (1729 - 1784)
Francis Holman
1729 - 1784
Catharine Sedgwick (1789 - 1867)
Catharine Sedgwick
1789 - 1867
Thérèse Schwartze (1851 - 1918)
Thérèse Schwartze
1851 - 1918