How did Edgar Allan Poe change literature forever:
Edgar Allan Poe lived a very hard short life. He was a very depressed man. Liturature before Edgar Allan Poe was boring and very unpopular. He invented a knew type of liturature that was a very dark and horror side. This stye very quickly became popular. His poems the Raven and the Tale Tell Heart were his most famous. To this day the stye of horror and syspenceful is still the most popular. If it was not for Edgar Allan Poe we would still be stuck in very bland liturature.
Edgar Allan Poe time line:
1809
- Edgar Poe is born on January 19, in Boston.
- Edgar's parents separate. Elizabeth Poe takes the children.
- Edgar's mother, Elizabeth dies.
- Mr. and Mrs. John Allan adopt Edgar Poe.
- Edgar Allan goes to school in England.
- Edgar returns to the United States and continues his schooling.
- Edgar attends the academy of William Burke, succeeds in athletics.
- Edgar attends the University of Virginia, goes by "Edgar Poe".
- Poe drops out of school because John Allan won't give him any money.
- Poe writes and prints his first book, "Tamerlane and other Poems".
- Poe can't support himself so he joins the United States Army.
- Edgar Poe does well in the Army, attains rank of sergeant major.
- Mrs. Allan dies, Edgar returns home.
- Poe and John Allan temporarily reconcile their differences.
- Poe applies to West Point, John Allan sponsors him.
- Poe deliberately gets kicked out of West Point.
- Poe submits a number of stories to magazines. They are rejected.
- Poe sends a desperate letter to John Allan asking for help, and is ignored.
- John Allan dies and leaves Edgar nothing in his will.
- Poe wins a contest for "The Manuscript Found in a Bottle".
- Because of the contest, Poe finally gets a job.
- Edgar Poe marries his cousin Virginia in May. She is 13.
- Poe writes "Ligeia".
- Poe writes "The Fall of the House of Usher".
- "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque", Poe's first volume of short
stories, is published. He receives no money from the publisher.
- Poe writes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue".
- Poe wins a hundred dollar prize for "The Gold Bug".
- Poe moves back to New York City.
- Thousands were deceived by Poe's story, "The Balloon Hoax
- Poe writes "The Purloined Letter".
- Poe writes "The Raven".
- Poe was working 14 hour days but still couldn't make a living.
- Poe writes "The Philosophy of Composition".
- Poe sues another paper for libel and wins. The suit is settled for $225.00.
- Poe's wife, Virginia, dies from tuberculosis on January 30.
- Thomas Edison is born on February 11, in Ohio.
- Poe writes "The Poetic Principle".
- June 30 - Poe leaves NYC and visits John Sartain in Philadelphia.
- July 13 - Poe goes to Richmond and stays at the Swan Tavern Hotel.
- Poe joins the "Sons of Temperance" in an effort to stop drinking.
- Poe lectures on "The Poetic Principle".
- Sept 27 - Poe leaves Richmond and goes back to Philadelphia.
- Sept 30 - Poe apparently gets on the wrong train and goes to Baltimore.
- Oct 3 - Poe is found half conscious and is taken to a hospital.
- Edgar Allan Poe dies on October 7, 1849.