He made his name written among the immortals, especially with his horror and murder novels.
Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. Poe, whose parents were professional actors, was born the second of three siblings. First, his father left the house, and then his mother died of tuberculosis in 1810. Poe was adopted by John Allan, a wealthy merchant, and his wife, Frances. Edgar is said to have taken the surname Allan from this merchant.
Poe's education began at the University of Virginia, where he went to study ancient and modern languages. However, he had to drop out of school due to alcohol, gambling, or debts. He worked as a clerk and newspaper writer. Edgar Allan Poe, who lost his mother at a young age, lost Frances Allan, who raised him, in 1829. After the death of Frances Allan and his disagreement with John Allan, Poe became estranged from the family. Poe, who served in the army for a while, enrolled at West Point Military Academy and was expelled from there. Then he started to publish his writings during this period.
HE CONTINUED BY WRITING
Trying to make a living by writing, Poe worked in the magazine industry in his early years. He tried to earn money by writing short stories, poetry, and reviews. He has lived in many countries and cities including Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Poe's first book was Tamerlane and Other Poems, published under the title "A Bostonian" in 1827. In 1829, he published his second book, Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems. 1831 published his third book, which he named only Poems.
Ignored and criticized for many years in the USA and England, Poe won the contest organized by "The Baltimore Saturday Visitor" in 1833 with the story "M.S Found in a Bottle" and the story "The Visionary" published in Godey's Lady's Book in 1834. He became a well-known author.
FATHER OF POLICE LITERATURE: POE
Poe, who wrote stories and poems in many genres such as detective, mystery, gothic, and science fiction, became an example and a source of inspiration for the next generation.
In the field of science fiction; Jules Verne wrote The Sphinx of Ice, a sequel to Poe's "The Tale of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket."
World-renowned science fiction author, War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, Dr. H. G. Wells, who is known for science fiction novels such as Moreau's Island, evaluated Poe's same story with the words "Pym tells what a very intelligent person could imagine about the South Pole a century ago".
This story of Poe also influenced many writers such as Henry James, Arthur Conan Doyle, B. Traven and David Morrell.
HE LIVED A DIFFICULT LIFE BUT WAS ALWAYS PRODUCTIVE
The character of Dupin, created by Poe, is considered to be the basis for detectives of detective fiction.
Edgar Allan Poe, with his stories of the world he created between dream and reality and his poems such as "Annabel Lee" and "The Raven", is still read with great interest, almost 200 years after his death.
Allan Poe was prolific throughout his life, despite a life of illness, poverty, and alcoholism, and has published countless articles, stories, and reviews. He achieved great success with his poem "Raven" published in January 1845. In 1847, his wife died of tuberculosis. Two years later, on October 3, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe, who was on the sidewalk on Baltimore Street, died on October 7.
Poe's grave is located in Westminster Hall in Baltimore, Maryland. There are many rumors about his death. Although the newspapers of the period announced his death as "clogging of the brain" or "inflammation of the brain", the real cause of death remains a mystery.