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Edgar Allan Poe, Minna Lydia Terasmaa, poe-portrait - Coggle Diagram
Edgar Allan Poe
LEGACY
Detective fiction
Recognised as a literary critic
"The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket"
Science Fiction
Jules Verne
ABOUT
January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849
David and Elizabeth Poe
Father left after a year
The Allans
Never officially adopted
LIFE
Military years
Lied about his information
Claimed to be 22 and Edgar A. Perry
Reconnecting with John Allan
Foster mother's death
Dismissed after 2 years
Fights with Allan over extramarital children
Death
Found semi-conscious
Joseph W. Walker
Peculiar conditions
Someone else's clothes
"Reynolds"
No death certificate
"Lord help my poor soul"
University years
Student self-government system
High drop-out rate
Gambling debts
Gave up after a year
Travelled to Boston
Pseudonym Henri Le Rennet
STYLE
WORKS
“The Raven” (1845)
“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843)
“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839)
Gothic horror
Death
Mourning
Concerns of premature burial
Dark romanticism
Satires
Minna Lydia Terasmaa
