How did Edgar Allan Poe Influence Literature

Edgar Allan Poe, a writer who is most famously known for his gothic stories. Some believe he set the standards for scary stories and scary movies.

Edgar Allan Poe had left Richmond to attend the University Of Richmond. He excelled in his classes but racked up students debts while attending the University. Since Poe could not support himself, as a result of this he enlisted into the United States of America's Army. He later then pivoted his focus on his literary work. He then released multiple poems, and stories which created a new way of looking at scary stories. Mr.Poe released stories just by reading can give the reader goosebumps. He put a lot of creativity and imagination into the stories and still made them realistic.

Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849. Mr.Poe died a mysterious death, and what was even more mysterious is that it is said to say he was found dead in clothes that weren't his. The day Mr.Poe was buried an obituary was released in the New York Tribune signed Ludwig. This piece was soon published throughout the country. Ludwig was soon found out to be Rufus Wilmot Griswold. Rufus was known as a nemesis of Poe. Rufus would release propaganda of Poe to reduce his popularity. Some of the fake news was that he was a drunk and a addict to opioids. To this day his death remains a mystery some think rabies, heart disease, epilepsy, or cholera.

Poe was most famously known for his gothic themed stories. This really set the "standard" for scary stories and helped influence other artist. Beyond horror, Poe also wrote satires, humor tales, and hoaxes. For comic effect, he used irony and ludicrous extravagance, often in an attempt to liberate the reader from cultural conformity. Works with obvious meanings, he wrote, cease to be art. He believed that work of quality should be brief and focus on a specific single effect. To that end, he believed that the writer should carefully calculate every sentiment and idea. To this day he inspires people to be a great author just like him. Also his work is still read today in classes to show an example of literary work back then and the language used in this time.

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