2. Poe’s childhood
Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston and
he died when he was forty years old.
He was an orphan, brought up by John and
Frances Allan.
3. Poe’s childhood
School ➪ Irvine, Scotland
Chelsea ➪ 1817
Reverend John Brasby’s Manor House School ➪
Stoke Newington
4. His adult life
￮ University of Virginia ➪ Lack of money
￮ The army ➪ West Point
￮ Married ➪ Virginia (13)
￮ He started writing in an anonymous way ➪
Tamerlane and other poems: ‘A Bostonian’
5. The Raven
Narrative poem
January ➪ 1845
Musicality
Stylized language
Supernatural atmosphere
Sad man ➪ ‘Nevermore’
Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of
'Eighty by Charles Dickens
6. Why is he considered an important
writer?
American author, poet, editor and literary critic.
Considered part of the Romantic Movement.
Considered the inventor of the detective fiction
genre.
7. Why is he considered an important
writer?
American author, poet, editor and literary critic.
Considered part of the Romantic Movement.
Considered the inventor of the detective fiction
genre.
