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 +[[Image:The Raven.jpg|thumb|left|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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 +| style="text-align: left;" |"The [[mind]] of man can [[imagination|imagine]] nothing which has not really [[Existence|existed]] [[The mind of man can imagine nothing which has not really existed|[...]]]." --[[Edgar Allan Poe]]
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 +"Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether [[madness]] is or is not the loftiest [[intelligence]] -- whether much that is glorious- whether all that is profound -- does not spring from disease of thought -- from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect." --"[[Eleonora (short story)|Eleonora]]"
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 +"We who are speakers of English and not English scholars, who were born into the language and from childhood pickled in its literature - we can only say, with all due respect, that [[Baudelaire]], [[Mallarmé]] and [[Valéry]] are wrong and that [[Edgar Allan Poe|Poe]] is not one of our major poets." --Aldous Huxley in "[[Vulgarity in Literature]]" (1930)
 +|}
 +[[Image:Edgar Allan Poe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A [[daguerreotype]] of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'']]
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-'''Edgar Allan Poe''' ([[January 19]], [[1809]] &ndash; [[October 7]], [[1849]]) was an [[American writer]], and one of the leaders of the American [[Romanticism|Romantic Movement]]. 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]]. He is also credited with contributing to the emergent [[science fiction]] genre. Poe died at the age of 40. The cause of his death is undetermined and has been [[attributed]] to [[alcohol]], [[drugs]], [[cholera]], [[rabies]], [[suicide]] (although likely to be mistaken with his suicide attempt in the previous year), [[tuberculosis]], and other agents.+'''Edgar Allan Poe''' ([[January 19]], [[1809]] &ndash; [[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]].
-== Loss of Breath ==+ 
-[[Loss of Breath]]+== Bibliography ==
 +===Works on Poe===
 +*''[[The Life and Works of E. A. Poe: a Psychoanalytic Interpretation]]''
 + 
 +===Selected list of works===
 +==Selected list of works==
 +'''Tales'''
 +* "[[The Black Cat (short story)|The Black Cat]]"
 +* "[[The Cask of Amontillado]]"
 +* "[[A Descent into the Maelström]]"
 +* "[[The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar]]"
 +* "[[The Fall of the House of Usher]]"
 +* "[[The Gold-Bug]]"
 +* "[[Hop-Frog]]"
 +* "[[The Imp of the Perverse (short story)|The Imp of the Perverse]]"
 +* "[[Ligeia]]"
 +* "[[The Masque of the Red Death]]"
 +* "[[Morella (short story)|Morella]]"
 +* "[[The Murders in the Rue Morgue]]"
 +* "[[The Oval Portrait]]"
 +* "[[The Pit and the Pendulum]]"
 +* "[[The Premature Burial]]"
 +* "[[The Purloined Letter]]"
 +* "[[The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether]]"
 +* "[[The Tell-Tale Heart]]"
 +* "[[Loss of Breath (tale)]]"
 + 
 +'''Poetry'''
 +* "[[Al Aaraaf]]"
 +* "[[Annabel Lee]]"
 +* "[[The Bells (poem)|The Bells]]"
 +* "[[The City in the Sea]]"
 +* "[[The Conqueror Worm]]"
 +* "[[A Dream Within a Dream]]"
 +* "[[Eldorado (poem)|Eldorado]]"
 +* "[[Eulalie]]"
 +* "[[The Haunted Palace (poem)|The Haunted Palace]]"
 +* "[[To Helen]]"
 +* "[[Lenore]]"
 +* "[[Tamerlane (poem)|Tamerlane]]"
 +* "[[The Raven]]"
 +* "[[Ulalume]]"
 + 
 +'''Other works'''
 +* ''[[Politian (play)|Politian]]'' (1835)&nbsp;– Poe's only play
 +* ''[[The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket]]'' (1838)&nbsp;– Poe's only complete novel
 +* "[[The Balloon-Hoax]]" (1844)&nbsp;– A journalistic [[hoax]] printed as a true story
 +* "[[The Philosophy of Composition]]" (1846)&nbsp;– Essay
 +* ''[[Eureka: A Prose Poem]]'' (1848)&nbsp;– Essay
 +* "[[The Poetic Principle]]" (1848)&nbsp;– Essay
 +* "[[The Light-House]]" (1849)&nbsp;– Poe's last incomplete work
 + 
 +==Literary influence==
 +Poe's works have had a broad [[influence]] on [[American literature|American]] and [[world literature]] (sometimes even despite those [[anxiety of influence|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.
 + 
 +*[[Bibliography of Edgar Allan Poe]]
 +*[[Edgar Allan Poe in popular culture]], Poe as a character
 +*[[Edgar Allan Poe in television and film]], Poe's oeuvre adapted for the screen
 +*[[Edgar Allan Poe and music]], musical adaptations of his works
 + 
 +== See also ==
 +*[[American Romanticism]]
 +*[[Tales of Mystery & Imagination]]
 + 
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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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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.
"The mind of man can imagine nothing which has not really existed [...]." --Edgar Allan Poe

"Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence -- whether much that is glorious- whether all that is profound -- does not spring from disease of thought -- from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect." --"Eleonora"


"We who are speakers of English and not English scholars, who were born into the language and from childhood pickled in its literature - we can only say, with all due respect, that Baudelaire, Mallarmé and Valéry are wrong and that Poe is not one of our major poets." --Aldous Huxley in "Vulgarity in Literature" (1930)

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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

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.

See also




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