Edgar Allan Poe
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Novelists, Short Story Writers, Media, Journalism, Journalists
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855
Article abstract: In addition to his achievements as one of the pioneering figures in American literature, Poe was influential in making magazine publishing an important force in the literary world of the nineteenth century.
Early Life
Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. His mother, Elizabeth Arnold Poe, was a talented actress from an English theatrical family. Because Poe’s father, David Poe, Jr., a traveling actor of Irish descent, was neither talented nor responsible, the family suffered financially. After apparently...
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