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~Mina Halladay

2017

Overview

Overview

  • Meaningful events in the author's life

  • Most important works

  • How the author's life influenced his works

Edgar Allan Poe

  • American Writer
  • January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849
  • His works greaty influenced the literature of the Romantic Era
  • The type of genre he was mostly known for was his fictional Gothic Tales

Meaningful Events

Meaningful events in the Edgar Allan Poe's life

His Parents Got Separated

  • This occured in 1810

His Parents Got Separated

  • Edgar was 1
  • Meanigful part of his life because it set his life in a certain path

1

His Mom and Dad Dies

  • Elizabeth Poe died of tuberculosis

His Mom and Dad Dies

  • Edgar's Father dies of tuberculosis as well
  • He then gets adopted John and Frances Allan

2

His First Work

First work of literature: "Tamerlane and Other Poems"

His First Work

  • He was 18
  • It was published in 1827

3

His Works of Literature

Most important works in his life

1

“The Raven”

2

"The Oval Portrait"

How Edgar's life influenced his works

Edgar's Life

How Edgar's life influenced his works

How Edgar's life influenced his works

  • By the deaths in his life it caused his literature to be more dark and about death in some cases
  • His rough childhood caused his literature to have some characters who had rough past's as well

Conclusion

Conclusion

  • He has made multiple peices of literature
  • Edgars life was rough

Conclusion

  • His life influenced his literature greatly

Cited Sources

https://poestories.com/timeline.php

Cited Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

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