Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, fiction writer, editor and literary critic. His name is almost synonymous with the macabre because of the tales which he wrote in that genre. He is also considered the progenitor of the detective story and an early pioneer in the science fiction story. Although born in Boston, he moved to Richmond, Virginia, when he was two years old. His life was brief, but his output was voluminous — and significant both for American and world literature. He shares a birthday, January 19, with another tragic figure of the south, Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Army of the Confederacy, who was born two years before Poe.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, fiction writer, editor and literary critic. His name is almost synonymous with the macabre because of the tales which he wrote in that genre. He is also considered the progenitor of the detective story and an early pioneer in the science fiction story. Although born in Boston, he moved to Richmond, Virginia, when he was two years old. His life was brief, but his output was voluminous — and significant both for American and world literature. He shares a birthday, January 19, with another tragic figure of the south, Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Army of the Confederacy, who was born two years before Poe.
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