Edgar Allen poe
EDGAR ALLAN POE
,,All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream"
A Dream within a Dream.
· American poet, critic, short story writer
· considered the father of the modern detective story
· highly lauded as a poet
· psychologically thrilling tales examining the depths of the human psyche
· born on 19 January 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts
· son of actors Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins (1787-1811) and David Poe (1784-
1810)
· had a brother and a sister
· after the death of his parents was taken in by Frances (d.1829) and John Allan
(d.1834)
· travelled with the Allans to England in 1815 and attended school in Chelsea
· 1820 - back in Richmond
· attended the University of Virginia and studied Latin and poetry
· enjoyed swimming and acting
· became estranged from his foster father after accumulating gambling debts
· left school and enlisted in the United States Arm...
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