CHRISTIAN TOBAR PER.4 EDGAR ALLEN POE

EDGAR ALLEN POE

• Born Jan, 1809 Boston Massachusetts
• His father and mother were actors
• His father ran away in 1812
• Poe's mother died the following year
• He was then fostered by mr.allan

EDGAR ALLAN POE

• Inspired by the poet lord Byron
• Often fought with his foster parent over money
• Went to the university of Virginia
• Dropped out of the university due to the cost
• 1827 he published a pamphlet of poems

LATER ON....

• He enrolled in the u.s army in 1827
• Dropped out due to little money
• Moved to Maryland with his aunt
• In 1835 he became an editor in Richmond
• Brought along his aunt and aunt's daughter ,virginia

SO ON....

• Published the "fall of the house of usher"
• 1836 he married his cousin,Virginia clem
• He loved her very much
• She dies later on from tuberculosis
• He mourns her after her death

AFTER THE EXPIERIENCE......

• After his wife's death he had published "the raven"
• That was a success when it published
• Wrote the "telltale heart"
• Tried to live off of doing many short stories and poems alone

DEATH.....

• Died oct 7 1849
• He was found dead and wasn't wearing his own clothes
• Said to be saying the words "Reynolds "
• No one knew who he was referring to......
• Last words were "lord recieve my poor soul"

TO GREAT WORK COMES GREAT INFLUENCE

• Known as the "architect " of short stories
• Wrote well known poems and short stories
• Influenced other people to his style
• Americas first important literature writer

ABOUT THE TELL TALE HEART

• Was about a mad man committing murder to an old man
• He killed him due to his vulture like eye
• Proves his sanity by bragging of how he killed him
• Police come and investigate
• He hears a heart beat ....and tells them he killed the old man

THE END.....

CITEATIONS

• Wikipedia ,Edgar Allen Poe,12-5-13
• Brain pop movie,Edgar Allen Poe,12-6-13
• Poets.org,Edgar Allen Poe,12-13-13

THE RAVEN

• Published jan 29,1845
• Became a great hit
• About a man mourning his wife
• Then a raven taps at his chamber door crying out never more
• He gets angry at it trying too shoo it away