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Edgar allan poe19 january 1809 7 october 1849 edgar allen poe was an american author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the american romantic movement. A constant theme of edgar allan poe was madness short stories, 1995, p. Please stop by their collection of poe s online works. Edgar allan poes works the raven the raven is a narrative poem by american writer edgar allan poe. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and his mother died of tuberculosis when he was only two, so poe was taken into the home of john allan, a successful. How poes life leaked into his works scholarly commons. January 19, 1809 october 7, 1849 was an american writer, editor, and literary critic. Edgar allan poe, an appreciation life of poe, by james russell lowell death of poe, by n.
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