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Edgar Allan Poe: American Poet and Mystery Writer
32 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1975
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Edgar Allan Poe American Poet and Mystery Writer By Alan L. Paley is a biography about Poe's life, literary works, as well as his contemporaries. Poe was born in Boston in 1809. Poe’s parents were both actors, shortly after Poe’s birth his father abandoned him and his mother is believed to have died three years later in 1812. After the death of Poe’s mother, Joe Allan who was a Richmond merchant adopted Edgar Allan Poe. Poe died in 1849 at the age of forty due to a fatal seizure that took place on October 3, 1849 right outside of Ryan's Fourth Ward Polls in Baltimore. Edgar Allan Poe died four days later at a Baltimore Hospital. Some of Poe’s most famous works consist of “The Tell-Tale Heart”, “The Raven”, “Fall of the House of Usher”, and “The Purloined Letter.” is first published book was Al Aaraaf and his first collection of poems was known as the Tamerlane.
The theme of Edgar Allan Poe American Poet and Mystery Writer is perseverance. Throughout the novel Paley refers to the struggles Poe faced throughout his life. Paley writes, “Ignored by the public during his own lifetime, Edgar Allan Poe’s stature grew rapidly in the nineteenth century, to the point where he became one of the most cherished literary figures of the schoolmarms.” (Paley, 1). During Poe’s lifetime he was never well known, however he never gave up his love of writing. Poe once wrote that he wanted to write, despise those who disagreed with his writing style. Paley says, “His mother, foster mother, brother and wife would all die young, like poe himself…” (Paley, 9). This quote tells of the losses Poe endured before he would pass himself. However, Poe never lost sight of his goal of becoming an accomplished writer even though of many of his supporters and loved ones would die. He would persevere through all of his traumatic times and continue to write and eventually accomplish his dream.
Alan Paley writes this novel in a third person biography, a description, as well as a narration. An example of the biography and narration style is, “Poe was born Edgar Poe in 1809, the child of strolling actors. His father deserted his mother shortly after his birth, and is generally believed to have died shortly afterward. Poe’s mother died in Richmond in 1812, Whereupon Edgar was taken into the household of John Allan, a prosperous Richmond Merchant, who has no children by his wife and was moved to take him in at her urging.” (Paley, 6). This is in biography and narrative form because Paley is describing Poe’s life to the reader and Paley is writing about Poe’s life in the order of events in which they took place. These styles are effective because the reader learns about Edgar Allan Poe’s life and understands what Paley was writing about. Paley writes, “These preoccupations were intensified as a result of the death of Mrs. Jane Standard, the mother of a school friend whom Poe admired and loved for her intellectual qualities and her beauty.” (Paley, 9-10). This is an example of descriptive style because Paley describes why Poe loved and admired Mrs. jane Standard. This writing style is effective because the reader gets a sense of the love Poe shared with many of his family members as well as his close friends.
It has been shown that, Paley’s purpose for writing Edgar Allan Poe American Poet and Mystery Writer was that those who love and appreciate Poe’s literary works could learn more about his life. I rather enjoyed this novel, it taught me a lot of interesting facts about Edgar Allan Poe’s life. I would recommend this short novel to anybody interested in Edgar Allan Poe’s literary works as well as anyone who likes to read interesting biographies.
The theme of Edgar Allan Poe American Poet and Mystery Writer is perseverance. Throughout the novel Paley refers to the struggles Poe faced throughout his life. Paley writes, “Ignored by the public during his own lifetime, Edgar Allan Poe’s stature grew rapidly in the nineteenth century, to the point where he became one of the most cherished literary figures of the schoolmarms.” (Paley, 1). During Poe’s lifetime he was never well known, however he never gave up his love of writing. Poe once wrote that he wanted to write, despise those who disagreed with his writing style. Paley says, “His mother, foster mother, brother and wife would all die young, like poe himself…” (Paley, 9). This quote tells of the losses Poe endured before he would pass himself. However, Poe never lost sight of his goal of becoming an accomplished writer even though of many of his supporters and loved ones would die. He would persevere through all of his traumatic times and continue to write and eventually accomplish his dream.
Alan Paley writes this novel in a third person biography, a description, as well as a narration. An example of the biography and narration style is, “Poe was born Edgar Poe in 1809, the child of strolling actors. His father deserted his mother shortly after his birth, and is generally believed to have died shortly afterward. Poe’s mother died in Richmond in 1812, Whereupon Edgar was taken into the household of John Allan, a prosperous Richmond Merchant, who has no children by his wife and was moved to take him in at her urging.” (Paley, 6). This is in biography and narrative form because Paley is describing Poe’s life to the reader and Paley is writing about Poe’s life in the order of events in which they took place. These styles are effective because the reader learns about Edgar Allan Poe’s life and understands what Paley was writing about. Paley writes, “These preoccupations were intensified as a result of the death of Mrs. Jane Standard, the mother of a school friend whom Poe admired and loved for her intellectual qualities and her beauty.” (Paley, 9-10). This is an example of descriptive style because Paley describes why Poe loved and admired Mrs. jane Standard. This writing style is effective because the reader gets a sense of the love Poe shared with many of his family members as well as his close friends.
It has been shown that, Paley’s purpose for writing Edgar Allan Poe American Poet and Mystery Writer was that those who love and appreciate Poe’s literary works could learn more about his life. I rather enjoyed this novel, it taught me a lot of interesting facts about Edgar Allan Poe’s life. I would recommend this short novel to anybody interested in Edgar Allan Poe’s literary works as well as anyone who likes to read interesting biographies.
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November 30, 2015Edgar Allan Poe American Poet and Mystery Writer by Alan L. Paley is a biography about Poe’s life, his contemporaries, and some of his literary works. Poe was born in Boston in 1809. His parents were actors and a short time after Poe’s birth his father abandoned he and his mother and is believed to have died a short time later. Poe’s mother died three years later in 1812. After his mother died, John Allan who was a prosperous Richmond merchant adopted Edgar Allan Poe. Poe died at the age of 40 in 1849. He died due to a fatal seizure that occurred on October 3, 1849 outside of Ryan’s Fourth Ward Polls in Baltimore. Edgar Allan Poe died four days later on October 7, 1849 in a Baltimore hospital. Some of Poe’s works consist of “The Raven”, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, “Fall of the House of Usher”, and “The Purloined Letter.” His first published book was Al Aaraaf and his first collection of poems was called the Tamerlane.
The theme in this novel is perseverance. Paley writes, “Ignored by the public during his own lifetime, Edgar Allan Poe’s stature grew rabidly in the late nineteenth century, to the point where he became one of the most cherished literary figures of the schoolmarms.” (Paley, 1). Poe was never very famous while he was alive yet he never gave up his passion for writing. He wrote what he wanted to despite those who disagreed with his writing styles. Paley says, “His mother, foster mother, brother and wife would all die young, like Poe himself…” (Paley, 9). This quote tells of the loses Poe suffered before he passed himself. Poe did not lose sight of his goal of becoming and accomplished writer even though many of his loved ones died in his lifetime. He persevered through all the events he suffered from and kept writing and accomplishing his dream.
Alan Paley writes this novel in a third person biography, a description, and a narration. An example of the biography and narration style is, “Poe was born Edgar Poe in 1809, the child of strolling actors. His father deserted his mother shortly after his birth, and is generally believed to have died shortly afterward. Poe’s mother died in Richmond in 1812, whereupon Edgar was taken into the household of John Allan, a prosperous Richmond merchant, who had had no children by his wife and was moved to take him in at her urging.” (Paley, 6). This is in a biography and narration form because Paley is describing Poe’s life to the readers and Paley is writing about Poe’s life in order. These styles are effective because the reader learns a lot about Edgar Allan Poe’s life and understand what Paley was writing about. Paley writes, “These preoccupations were intensified as a result of the death of Mrs. Jane Standard, the mother of a school friend whom Poe admired and loved for her intellectual qualities and her beauty.” (Paley, 9-10). This is an example of a descriptive style because Paley describes why Poe loved and admired Mrs. Jane Standard. This style is effective because the reader gets a sense of the love Poe shared with many of his family members and close friends.
Paley’s purpose for writing Edgar Allan Poe American Poet and Mystery Writer was so that those who love Poe’s literary works could learn more about his life. I rather liked this novel even though at times it got a little tedious. The reason I like this novel was because I learned more information about his life. I would recommend this small novel to anyone who has enjoyed Poe’s novel and is interested in learning more about his life.
The theme in this novel is perseverance. Paley writes, “Ignored by the public during his own lifetime, Edgar Allan Poe’s stature grew rabidly in the late nineteenth century, to the point where he became one of the most cherished literary figures of the schoolmarms.” (Paley, 1). Poe was never very famous while he was alive yet he never gave up his passion for writing. He wrote what he wanted to despite those who disagreed with his writing styles. Paley says, “His mother, foster mother, brother and wife would all die young, like Poe himself…” (Paley, 9). This quote tells of the loses Poe suffered before he passed himself. Poe did not lose sight of his goal of becoming and accomplished writer even though many of his loved ones died in his lifetime. He persevered through all the events he suffered from and kept writing and accomplishing his dream.
Alan Paley writes this novel in a third person biography, a description, and a narration. An example of the biography and narration style is, “Poe was born Edgar Poe in 1809, the child of strolling actors. His father deserted his mother shortly after his birth, and is generally believed to have died shortly afterward. Poe’s mother died in Richmond in 1812, whereupon Edgar was taken into the household of John Allan, a prosperous Richmond merchant, who had had no children by his wife and was moved to take him in at her urging.” (Paley, 6). This is in a biography and narration form because Paley is describing Poe’s life to the readers and Paley is writing about Poe’s life in order. These styles are effective because the reader learns a lot about Edgar Allan Poe’s life and understand what Paley was writing about. Paley writes, “These preoccupations were intensified as a result of the death of Mrs. Jane Standard, the mother of a school friend whom Poe admired and loved for her intellectual qualities and her beauty.” (Paley, 9-10). This is an example of a descriptive style because Paley describes why Poe loved and admired Mrs. Jane Standard. This style is effective because the reader gets a sense of the love Poe shared with many of his family members and close friends.
Paley’s purpose for writing Edgar Allan Poe American Poet and Mystery Writer was so that those who love Poe’s literary works could learn more about his life. I rather liked this novel even though at times it got a little tedious. The reason I like this novel was because I learned more information about his life. I would recommend this small novel to anyone who has enjoyed Poe’s novel and is interested in learning more about his life.
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