EDGAR ALLAN POE is about how Poe's works were affected by life.
Date Submitted: 05/23/2004 06:10:58
Edgar Allen Poe was a master of his craft, gifted with the talent of introducing each reader to his or her own subconscious fears. As the first writer to initiate horror, and mystery into literature and poetry, he is blessed- or perhaps cursed- with an imagination that set higher standards in the field of writing. However morbid or dark it may be, Poe's writing continues to have an impact on the world of prose. A
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WORKS CITED
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* Edgar Allan Poe- The Life of a Poet. National Park Service. 4 Apr. 2001. <http://www.nps.gov/edal/brochure.htm>
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* Van Doren Stern, Philip. The Portable Poe. New York: Penguin Books, 1957.
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