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-[[Image:The Raven.jpg|thumb|right|200px|In 1963, [[Roger Corman]] directed ''[[The Raven (1963 film)|The Raven]]'', a [[horror-comedy]] written by [[Richard Matheson]] very loosely based on the poem, "[[The Raven]]" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. It stars [[Vincent Price]], [[Peter Lorre]], and [[Boris Karloff]] as a trio of rival [[Magic (paranormal)|sorcerers]].]] 
[[Image:Edgar Allan Poe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A [[photograph]] of a [[daguerreotype]] of [[Edgar Allan Poe]] [[1848]], first published [[1880]]]] [[Image:Edgar Allan Poe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A [[photograph]] of a [[daguerreotype]] of [[Edgar Allan Poe]] [[1848]], first published [[1880]]]]
 +[[Image:The Raven.jpg|thumb|right|200px|In 1963, [[Roger Corman]] directed ''[[The Raven (1963 film)|The Raven]]'', a [[horror-comedy]] written by [[Richard Matheson]] very loosely based on the poem, "[[The Raven]]" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. It stars [[Vincent Price]], [[Peter Lorre]], and [[Boris Karloff]] as a trio of rival [[Magic (paranormal)|sorcerers]].]]
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'''Edgar Allan Poe''' ([[January 19]], [[1809]] – [[October 7]], [[1849]]) was an [[American writer]], and one of the leaders of the [[American Romanticism]]. Best known for his [[tale]]s of the [[macabre]] and [[mystery]], Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the [[short story]] and a progenitor of [[detective fiction]] and [[crime fiction]]. During his lifetime he was more popular in France (thanks to the translations of [[Baudelaire]]) than in his native country. After his premature death at the age of 40 he became internationally renowned. The Japanese writer [[Edogawa Rampo]] derived his pseudonym of his name. He came to the attention of 20th century audiences via the [[Price, Corman and Poe|low-budget film adaptations by Roger Corman starring Vincent Price]]. '''Edgar Allan Poe''' ([[January 19]], [[1809]] – [[October 7]], [[1849]]) was an [[American writer]], and one of the leaders of the [[American Romanticism]]. Best known for his [[tale]]s of the [[macabre]] and [[mystery]], Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the [[short story]] and a progenitor of [[detective fiction]] and [[crime fiction]]. During his lifetime he was more popular in France (thanks to the translations of [[Baudelaire]]) than in his native country. After his premature death at the age of 40 he became internationally renowned. The Japanese writer [[Edogawa Rampo]] derived his pseudonym of his name. He came to the attention of 20th century audiences via the [[Price, Corman and Poe|low-budget film adaptations by Roger Corman starring Vincent Price]].

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A photograph of a daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe 1848, first published 1880
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A photograph of a daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe 1848, first published 1880
In 1963, Roger Corman directed The Raven, a horror-comedy written by Richard Matheson very loosely based on the poem, "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. It stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as a trio of rival sorcerers.
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In 1963, Roger Corman directed The Raven, a horror-comedy written by Richard Matheson very loosely based on the poem, "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. It stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as a trio of rival sorcerers.

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Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809October 7, 1849) was an American writer, and one of the leaders of the American Romanticism. Best known for his tales of the macabre and mystery, Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective fiction and crime fiction. During his lifetime he was more popular in France (thanks to the translations of Baudelaire) than in his native country. After his premature death at the age of 40 he became internationally renowned. The Japanese writer Edogawa Rampo derived his pseudonym of his name. He came to the attention of 20th century audiences via the low-budget film adaptations by Roger Corman starring Vincent Price.

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Bibliography

Works on Poe

Selected list of works

Tales

Poetry

Other Works

Literary influence

Poe's works have had a broad influence on American and world literature (sometimes even despite those who tried to resist it), and even on the art world beyond literature. The scope of Poe's influence on art is evident when one sees the many and diverse artists who were directly and profoundly influenced by him.

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