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Birth Of Edgar Allan Poe John
On January 19th,1809, Edgar Allen Poe was born in Scotland. -
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John Poe's Life Time Line
This is a timeline of Edgar Allan Poe John's Life and a timeline of interesting events in his life -
Death Of John Allan Poe's Parents
On December 8th, 1811, Eliza Poe died while battling tuberculosis, and David Poe Jr. died a few days later. The death of his parents at an early age could have had an effect on how he made his poems. -
Edgar Allan Poe's Academic Life
When Edgar Allan Poe was young, his foster parent sent him to the best boarding school in the nation in Virginia. There Edgar Allan Poe excelled in academics. He was not able to repay John Allan's debt so he was forced to leave the school. -
The Publication Of Tamerlane
This was John Allan Poe's first poem, Tamerlane, and was published that year. He would release a second poetry collection in 1829. The main themes of this book were pride and independence and it is thought that it has been influenced by Edgar Allan Poe's experience with what happened his birth mother. -
John Allan Joins The Army
In 1827, Edgar Allan Poe moved to Boston and joined the army there. Where he joined the army academy but had to leave due to a lack of financial support -
Edgar Allan Poe Publishes Al Araaf
In 1829, Edgar Allan Poe publishes the poem Al Araaf. The theme of this poem is about escape from reality into the realm of dreams -
Edgar Allan Poe Publishes Alone
In 1829, Edgar Allan Poe Released the poem Alone. The theme was loneliness and solitude. It is thought that a major influence on this poem is the death of Edgar Allan Poe's parents. -
Egdar Allan Poe's Birth Mother Dies
On February 28th of 1829, France Allan died of an illness and I think it had a big influence on his future poems -
Edgar Allan Poe Publishes Lenore
In 1831, Edgar Allan Poe publishes Lenore. The theme of Lenore is mourning and loss. -
Edgar Allan Poe Publishes The Sleeper
In 1831, Edgar Allan Poe Published The Sleeper. The theme behind the sleeper is love. -
Edgar Allen Poe Gets A Job As An Editor
Poe gets a job as an editor for Southern Literacy Messenger Magazine, where he would read about other authors' works and criticize them. Due to his reading about other authors' works, he may have gotten some ideas from them. -
Edgar Allen Poe Gets Married
Edgar Allen Poe moves in with his aunt and eventually marries his 13-year-old cousin. -
Edgar Allan Poe's New Editor Job
Edgar Allan Poe gets a new editor job for Graham's Magazine, where he wrote about a series of murders in Rue Morgan. -
Virginia Allan Poe Discovers She Has Tuberculosis
Virginia Allan Poe ended up finding out that she had tuberculosis because she coughed up blood while playing the piano. -
Edgar Allan Poe Publishes "The Raven"
Edgar Allan Poe releases one of his most popular poems, The Raven which is still read to this day. The theme of Raven is grief and mourning. I think this poem was influenced by the deaths of both of his mothers and the deaths of other close family members in his life -
Virginia Allan Poe Dies Of Tuberculosis
On January 30 of 1847, Virginia Allan Poe dies which sends Edgar Allan Poe into a deep depression. -
Edgar Allen Poe Publishes Anabel Lee
In 1849, Edgar Allan Poe releases one of his final poems which is called Anabel Lee this poem, showing the love Edgar Allen Poe had for Virginia Allan Poe. The theme of the story is love and envy and is about a man that loves a woman so much that the angels start to envy him. This is clearly influenced by the death of his wife and how much love he had for her. -
The Bell By Edgar Allan Poe
In 1849, Edgar Allan Poe publishes the poem "The Bell". The theme is childhood, youth, maturity, and death. I think that this poem is based on Edgar Allan Poe's own life. -
Edgar Allan Poe Publishes Eldorado
In 1849, Edgar Allan Poe Publishes Eldorado. The themes include hope, despair, death and etc. This was one of his last poems before his death. -
Death of Edgar Allan Poe
On October 7, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe died in the hospital but it is not known what he died of. There are a few theories such as suicide, murder, or cholera. Whatever the means of his death, he wrote many great poems in his lifetime and when down in history because of it.
