Poe
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
| Revision as of 16:28, 9 April 2007 84.198.160.226 (Talk) ← Previous diff |
Revision as of 12:26, 14 April 2007 84.198.171.89 (Talk) Next diff → |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | {{Infobox Writer | ||
| + | | name = Edgar Allan Poe | ||
| + | | image = Edgar_Allan_Poe_2.jpg | ||
| + | | caption = This [[daguerreotype]] of Poe was taken less than a year before his death at the age of 40. | ||
| + | | birth_date = [[January 19]], [[1809]] | ||
| + | | birth_place = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Boston, Massachusetts]] | ||
| + | | death_date = [[October 7]], [[1849]] | ||
| + | | death_place = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Baltimore, Maryland]] | ||
| + | | occupation = Poet, short story writer, literary critic | ||
| + | | movement = [[Romanticism]] | ||
| + | | genre = [[Horror fiction]], [[Crime fiction]], [[Detective fiction]] | ||
| + | | magnum_opus = | ||
| + | | influences = [[George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron]], [[Charles Dickens]], [[Ann Radcliffe]], [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]] | ||
| + | | influenced = [[Charles Baudelaire]], [[Oscar Wilde]], [[Fyodor Dostoevsky]], [[Robert Louis Stevenson]], [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], [[Clark Ashton Smith]], [[Jules Verne]], [[H. P. Lovecraft]], [[Jorge Luis Borges]], [[Ray Bradbury]] | ||
| + | | footnotes = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| '''Edgar Allan Poe''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe][http://www.jahsonic.com/Poe.html]([[January 19]], [[1809]] – [[October 7]], [[1849]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[List of English language poets|poet]], [[short story]] [[writer]], [[playwright]], [[editing|editor]], [[critic]], [[essayist]] and one of the leaders of the American [[Romanticism|Romantic Movement]]. 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]]. 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''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe][http://www.jahsonic.com/Poe.html]([[January 19]], [[1809]] – [[October 7]], [[1849]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[List of English language poets|poet]], [[short story]] [[writer]], [[playwright]], [[editing|editor]], [[critic]], [[essayist]] and one of the leaders of the American [[Romanticism|Romantic Movement]]. 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]]. 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. | ||
| == Loss of Breath == | == Loss of Breath == | ||
| [[Loss of Breath]] | [[Loss of Breath]] | ||
Revision as of 12:26, 14 April 2007
| Born: | January 19, 1809 Template:Flagicon Boston, Massachusetts {{#if:October 7, 1849|<tr><th style="text-align: right;">Died:</th><td>October 7, 1849 |
|---|---|
| Occupation: | Poet, short story writer, literary critic
{{#if:|<tr><th style="text-align: right;">Nationality:</th><td></td></tr>}}{{#if:|<tr><th style="text-align: right;">Writing period:</th><td></td></tr>}}{{#if:Horror fiction, Crime fiction, Detective fiction|<tr><th style="text-align: right;">Genres:</th><td>Horror fiction, Crime fiction, Detective fiction</td></tr>}}{{#if:|<tr><th style="text-align: right;">Subjects:</th><td></td></tr>}}{{#if:Romanticism|<tr><th style="text-align: right;">Literary movement:</th><td>Romanticism</td></tr>}}{{#if:|<tr><th style="text-align: right;">Debut works:</th><td></td></tr>}}{{#if:George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, Charles Dickens, Ann Radcliffe, Nathaniel Hawthorne|<tr><th style="text-align: right;">Influences:</th><td>George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, Charles Dickens, Ann Radcliffe, Nathaniel Hawthorne</td></tr>}}{{#if:Charles Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Clark Ashton Smith, Jules Verne, H. P. Lovecraft, Jorge Luis Borges, Ray Bradbury|<tr><th style="text-align: right;">Influenced:</th><td>Charles Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Clark Ashton Smith, Jules Verne, H. P. Lovecraft, Jorge Luis Borges, Ray Bradbury</td></tr>}}{{#if:|<tr><th style="text-align: right;">Signature:</th><td>[[Image:{{{signature}}}|128px]]</td></tr>}}{{#if:|<tr><th style="text-align: right;">Website:</th><td></td></tr>}}{{#if:|<tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller; font-style: italic; border-top: 1px solid;"></td></tr>}} |
Edgar Allan Poe [1][2](January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. 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. 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.
