Edgar Allan Poe- LA MIDTERM

Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

Famous American writer known for poetry and horror.

What was his Birthdate?

Born on January 19, 1709 in Boston.

What was Edgar's parent's profession?

traveling actors

Cause of Mother's Death?

Died of tuberculosis in December 1811.

Who was John Allen?

Poe's stepfather, a successful stable Richmond merchant.

What happened when Edgar attended University of Virginia and when?

Poe attended in 1836, doing well in studies, but drinking/gambling debts

Tell me about his Baltimore Move after leaving UVA?

Moved back to live with, widowed Aunt Maria Clem, her daughter, Virginia, his invalid grandmother, and his brother Henry in Baltimore

Who was Henry Poe and what happened to him?

Edgar's brother who died of tuberculosis.

West Point college career?

Admitted in 1830, expelled for missing classes and roll call

Who was Virginia Clemm?

Poe married Virginia Clemm, his 14-year-old cousin in 1836.

What was Virginia's death cause?

Died of tuberculosis in 1846, deeply affected Poe.

What was Edgar's first very popular poem?

"The Raven" published in 1845; gained instant popularity.

Tell me about his second proposal?

Proposed to second wife in Richmond Virginia just a few days before his death.

What were his main writing genres?

Poe wrote criticism, poetry, psychological fiction, detective stories.

What are major effects Poe uses in his story?

They are often gothic, have unreliable narrators, and use vocabulary to create setting, effect, and atmosphere

What are his major themes?

Love, pride, beauty, and death

What did he work as in the last 11 years of his life?

a journalist, editor, and creative writer while living in poverty

What did Poe introduce?

modern detective story

Death Cause

He possibly died from rabies, not alcoholism complications- not 100 percent proven though

What what Edgar's death date? How old was he and where?

Died on October 7, 1849, at age 49 in Baltimore

Where and when was Edgar found unconscious?

He was discovered lying unconscious on September 28 on a wooden plank outside Ryan's saloon in Baltimore.

What hospital did Edgar die in?

Washington College Hospital- on his fourth day there

What did Edgar's father do and when?

desert the family after his wife's death and when Edgar was 2 years old

Who took Edgar in when he had no parents to take car of him?

Mr. and Mrs. Allen

After getting expelled from West Point what did this cause?

final separation between Poe and his stepfather

By 1831 Edgar published the versions of _____

early poetry

Poe has tales of ______

mystery, suspense, high emotions, and terror

What were Edgar's conditions at Washington College Hospital?

Being lucid, delirious, and falling into a coma