Edgar Allen Poe

What 4 jobs did Edgar Allen Poe do?

American poet, short story writer, editor and literary critic

Considered part of the____________Movement

American Romantic

What and when was the American Romantic movement?

(early 1800s / an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe / partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution

What is the Industrial Revolution?

a revolt against the aristocratic social and political forms of the Enlightenment

What genre was Poe most well known for?

Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre (gruesome or horrifying)

Considered the inventor of the____________

detective fiction genre

Best known for fiction works that are_____

Gothic

What type of genre is Gothic?

sometimes referred to as "Gothic horror," is a genre that combines elements of both horror and romance

What were Poe's Most recurring themes?

the questions of death and lost love

Considered part of the_____________ genre

Dark Romanticism

What was the Dark Romanticism genre?

presents individuals as prone to sin and self-destruction

What does Poe write about in "The Tell Tale Heart"?

murder, insanity, obsession and guilt

In what story/poem does Poe use many different elements as symbols?

THE RAVEN

What does the raven symbolize?

something dark and sinister/death

What does The Raven mean?

This poem is a poem of losing hope, and his dealings with his dead love "Lenore," and how the raven torments him into insanity. Throughout the poem, the narrator is tormented by his lost love, Lenore, who came back in the form of a raven.

In "The Raven," Poe starts off the story with__________

"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary."

What does the first sentence of THE RAVEN mean?

The opening sentence identifies the setting. It makes the reader think of a dark, lonely night. "The Raven" is a good example of how Poe's literary style is dark.

Who were David and Elizabeth Arnold Poe?

Poe's parents; they were traveling actors who struggled financially

Poe parents were so poor that they sent their first son, William, to live with whom?

his paternal grandparents

When was Edgar was born?

January 18, 1809

What did Edgar's mother do to provide for him?

his mother returned to work as an actor

Soon after Edgar's birth, what happened to him?

his father left the family and was not heard of again until a newspaper clipping reveals his death of tuberculosis in October 1810

When did Elizabeth Poe (his mother) die and how?

at age 24 from tuberculosis

Who was Poe adopted by?

John and Frances Allan, a childless couple from Richmond, Virginia, and went dramatically from rags to riches

Describe John Allen

John Allan was a prosperous merchant who dealt in tobacco, feed, farm animals and slaves. Additionally, he owned a large home in town

Describe Edgar's relationship with his foster parents

Though Frances Allan loved Edgar like her own child, his foster father was not as enthusiastic

What did Poe do to entertain his foster parents?

he recited long passages from poems

Poe was an______________ child

attractive and intelligent

What kind of schools were Poe sent to?

Poe was sent to the best schools money could buy

What happened in 1815?

the family moved to Scotland for a brief period and then to England

When did Poe and his family return to Richmond, VA?

In 1820, around age 11

When did Poe become known for his athleticism?

As a pre-teen and teenager

What did he do at the age of 15?

he swam a distance of 7 ½ miles against a strong tide

What happened to him at the age of 14?

Poe became devoted to Jane Stanard, the mother of a classmate at school

How did Poe react to the info about Jane Stanard dying of a brain tumor?

he was crushed

How did Jane Stanard die?

brain tumor

Jane Stanard dying inspires what?

one of his early poems called "To Helen."

The more time Poe dedicated to writing, what happened?

the more challenging his relationship grew with his foster father

In 1826, Poe enter what University?

The University of Virginia

What was Poe strong in at the University of Virginia?

ancient and modern languages

What did Allen not give Poe enough of when he was at the University of Virginia?

money

What does Poe begin doing and what does he loose from it?

Begins gambling and loses $2,000, Allan refuses to pay the debts

What did Poe do the point of oblivion?

drinking alcohol

What was Poe forced to drop out of?

the University of Virginia

Quarrels with_______________, and issues an ultimatum. Poe leaves and sails for Boston

Allen

Poe enlists in what?

the army

What does Poe do for the rest of his life?

Poe wanders from place to place and city to city looking for financial and emotional support

What happens to his foster mother in 1829?

she dies

What does Poe do with his foster father after his foster mother dies?

reconciles with foster father

What happens in 1829 in the army?

he is honorably discharged

Were does he seek appointment?

West Point, and enters

What does Mr. Allen do to sever his relationship with Edgar?

he remarries

What does Edgar skip at West Point?

roll calls and classes, and is expelled

Where does he move to when he begins publishing poems?

New York

Who does he stay with in NY?

his maternal aunt, Maria Clemm

What happens in 1831?

Begins publishing his writings

Who does he marry and when?

his cousin, Virginia Clemm, just before her 14th birthday

Where did he struggle?

financially. Publishes works to try to make ends meet. The move around a bit

What happens to Virginia in 1842?

she bursts a blood vessel, exhibits signs of tuberculosis

What does Poe publish right after Virginia is diagnosed with Tuberculosis?

Publishes "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Pit and the Pendululm"

What does he publish in 1843?

"The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat"

When was Poe's miracle year?

1845, he publishes "The Raven"

In 1846, while Virginia was very ill, what does Poe publish?

"The Cask of Amontillado"

When does Virginia die?

1847, at age 24

Poe suffers from bouts of depression and madness, and he attempted suicide in_____

1848

Where does Poe spend his last few years?

at a cottage in New York?

When does Poe die?

October 7, 1849; at age 40

How did Poe die?

The circumstances and cause of his death remain uncertain