Edgar Allan Poe The life of Poe is the most melodramatic of any of the major American writers of his generation. He was known as a poet and critic but was most famous as the first master of tales containing mysterious and gruesome themes. It has been said many times that Poe was a manic depressive , a dope addict , and an alcoholic. Many people were intrigued with the horror and mystery of his poetry, which …
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…e cloud that took the form (When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view. Bibliography Davidson, Edward Hutchins. Poe a critical study New York; Harvard University Press, 1975 Broussard, Louis The measure of Poe U.S.A.; Oklahoma Press, 1969 Gottesman, Ronald The Norton Anthology of American Literature New York; Norton & Company,1981 http://www.internal.org/edgar/poems/alone.html "Poe Edgar Allan," Microsoft Encarta 98 encyclopedia http://www.poemuseum.org/bio.htm