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Edgar Allan Poe,Edgar Allan Poe,January 19, 1809 October 7, 1849 American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement,Edgar Allan Poe,The tales of mystery and the macabre. one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story . the inventor of the detective fiction genre. the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.,Edgar Allan Poe,He was born in Boston, Massachusetts; he was orphaned young when his mother died shortly after his father abandoned the family. Poe was taken in by John Allan.,Edgar Allan Poe,He attended the University of Virginia for one semester but left due to lack of money. Then enlisted in the Army and later failing as an officers cadet at West Point.,Edgar Allan Poe,In 1836, Poe, then 27, married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm. They were married for some eleven years until her early death, which may have inspired some of his writing,He attended the University of Virginia for one semester but left due to lack of money. Then enlisted in the Army and later failing as an officers cadet at West Point.,Edgar Allan Poe,Poe was never coherent long enough to explain how he came to be in his dire condition, and, oddly, was wearing clothes that were not his own. Edgar Allan Poe is buried in Baltimore, Maryland. The circumstances and cause of his death remain uncertain,Edgar Allan Poe,Poes best known fiction works are Gothic. His most recurring themes deal with questions of death. Many of his works are generally considered part of the dark romanticism genre. He believed that quality work should be brief and focus on a specific single effect. Poes writing reflects his literary theo