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Edgar Allan Poe:
The Master of Horror
Literacy 8 – Mr. Jost
Masters of Horror
 Stephen King is often
compared to the 18th
century weaver of
horror tales, Edgar
Allan Poe
Poe’s Life
 Best known for poetry
and short fiction pieces
 Life span: 1809-1849
 Created the detective
story and refined
psychological thriller
 World-wide influence on
literature
Poe’s Childhood
 Parents: David Poe and
Elizabeth Atkins
 Parents died before Poe
was 3
 Adopted by John Allan
 Poe was baptized Edgar
Allan Poe
Poe’s Young Adult Years
 Poe quarreled with John
Allan
 Attended University of
Virginia
 Incurred gambling debts
and left UV
 Enlisted in US Army
Trouble Follows Poe
 After Allan died, Poe
was discharged from
Army
 Poe was expelled from
West Point
 Throughout his troubles,
Poe continued to write
Poe’s Romance
 Lived with Aunt, Maria
Clemm, and cousin
Virginia
 Dated Virginia and
married her (13 yr. old)
 Began writing for
newspapers/magazines
 Moved to Philadelphia
 Poe House in Philly
Poe’s Masterpieces Written
 Poe published some of
best known works:
The Raven
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Black Cat
The Cask of Amontillado
The Murders in Rue
Morgue
 The Premature Burial
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Point of View
 Unreliable narrator
 Usually done in the first-person point
of view
 Different types
 The Adventurer – exaggeration or
bragging; self-importance
 The Madman – mental illness, such as
schizophrenia or paranoia
 The Clown – not taking the situations
seriously
 The Naïve – immature or limited in
experience
 The Liar – deliberately misrepresents
himself to hide the truth from reader
Death in Poe’s Life
 Lost mother to
“coughing
sickness”/tuberculosis
 Lost Virginia to
“coughing
sickness”/tuberculosis
Mystery of Poe’s Death
 Found delirious in
Baltimore on October 3
 Found in someone else's
clothing
 Found on Election Day
 Died October 7
 Many different theories
about what actually
happened