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Edgar Allan Poe As A Poet

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Edgar Allan Poe is known as one of the most well known poets of all time. Many of his works can be disturbing, and that’s a big reason he’s so well known, but he’s still regarded as one of the most popular and talented authors. Even if it’s disturbing it still takes a creative mind to come up with the things that he did. From all his books some might wonder how he became a poet. Most might know who he is, but others might not know his life in depth. This paper will go through the life of Edgar Allan Poe and how he came to be a poet. Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809, in Boston Massachusetts, he is the son of Elizabeth Allan Poe and David Poe(Mabbott,Cestre,Barzun). Poe had two siblings, one brother and one sister. Their names were William Henry Leonard Poe, and Rosalie Mackenzie Poe. Both of Edgar’s parents were actors(Mabbott,Cestre.Barzun). His father died when Edgar was two and a half years old on December 11th and his mother only died three days later(Meyers). After that Edgar moved in with and was raised by John Allan, who was an exporter in Richmond, Virginia(Edgar Allan Poe). Edgar went to Scotland and England and was given classical education which he continued in Richmond(Mabbott, Cestre, Barzun).

Edgar attended The University of Virginia in 1826 for eleven months. But, he developed a heavy gambling problem and his foster father refused to keep him in The University of Virginia(Mabbott, Cestre, Barzun). Edgar had to return to Richmond, and found out

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