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Through these 10 lectures, you will delve into the darkness of Poe’s most nightmarish stories, including “The Tell-Tale Heart”, “The Pit and the Pendulum”, and “The Fall of the House of Usher”. You’ll also learn how he invented the detective story and explored themes of love and loss in such poems as “Ulalume” and “Annabel Lee”. And you’ll discover how Poe employed symbolism, imagery, rhythm and rhyme, irony and paradox, repetition, simile, and foreshadowing to create a unique body of work.

A view into the tumultuous and creative life of Edgar Allan Poe. Today the name Edgar Allan Poe invokes a tragic genius whose mastery of horror seems inexorably tied to his tormented life. But in his own time, Poe was above all a craftsman-an editor and reviewer desperately trying to earn a living by transmuting the wild ephemera of early Victorianism into innovations in science fiction, horror, and detective literature.

Mystery and horror. Poe, who remains one of the most iconic of American writers, died under haunting circumstances that reflect the two literary genres he took to new heights. Over the years, there has been a staggering amount of speculation about the cause of death, from rabies and syphilis to suicide, alcoholism, and even murder. But many of these theories are formed on the basis of the caricature we have come to associate with Poe: the gloomy-eyed grandfather of Goth, hunched over a writing desk with a raven perched on one shoulder, drunkenly scribbling his chilling masterpieces.

Step into the fascinating and gothic world of Edgar Allan Poe, the master of macabre, with this compelling literary biography that unravels his dark genius, iconic works, and enduring influence on gothic literature. Discover the tumultuous life of Edgar Allan Poe, the legendary gothic author...

A fascinating and intimate inquiry into the shadowy life and horrifyingly compellingwork of Edgar Allan Poe and why we are drawn to darkness in art Since Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death in 1849, his stories and poems have captivated millions of readers around the world. Two centuries later...

The mysteries of Poe's own life have fueled the persona surrounding his character. Discover old letters that were exchanged between him and his friends, letters he wrote to the women who loved him, and the circumstances of his own death. Deduce for yourself whether the literary genius that is celebrated the world over was a madman or just an ordinary man of letters who was trying to make a living.

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was een Amerikaanse dichter, schrijver van korte verhalen, romanschrijver, literair criticus, toneelschrijver en uitgever. Hij was een toonaangevend figuur uit de Amerikaanse romantiek. Poe is vooral bekend om zijn poëzie en korte verhalen, met name die over het mysterieuze en het macabere. Met zijn drie verhalen over C. Auguste Dupin wordt hij ook beschouwd als de uitvinder van de detectiveroman. Zijn werk is een voorafschaduwing van de genres horror, sciencefiction en fantasy.

En este podcast escucharemos los mas terroríficos cuentos de terror escritos a puño y letra por Edgar Allan Poe!

Edgar Allan Poe, master of dark romanticism: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Edgar Allan Poe, Meister der schwarzen Romantik: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten.

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most influential literary figures of all time. Diving into the life of this well-known poet and author, this book explores all the ways he impacted the literary world, both in his own time and in ours. Start listening, and be transported back to the 19th century to learn about one of the most well-known American writers of all time.

John Tresch offers a bold new biography of a writer whose short, tortured life continues to fascinate. Shining a spotlight on an era when the lines separating entertainment, speculation, and scientific inquiry were blurred, Tresch reveals Poe's obsession with science and lifelong ambition to advance and question human knowledge. He remained an avid and often combative commentator on new discoveries, publishing and hustling in literary scenes that also hosted the era's most prominent scientists, semi-scientists, and pseudo-intellectual rogues. 

A wonderful biography of American writer Edgar Allan Poe for beginners. This biography of Poe is for people new to the life and work of the American master poet and short story writer, who perfected the horror story and created the first examples of science fiction and detective fiction in Western literature.

Soon after Virginia, his young wife has died, Poe is urged by friends to marry again. Poe considers his life, from his early childhood with his actress mother to his marriage to his beloved cousin when she was fourteen. Originally commissioned from Katherine Ashe as a one-man play for New York City Historic House Trust's Poe Cottage in the Bronx, "An Evening..." is a brief, lyrical biography with selections from Poe's poems and a short stories that illuminate his writing and his life.

Dâhiler ve Aşkları; sanat, edebiyat, bilim ve düşün tarihinin önde gelen dâhilerinin yaşadığı aşkları, eserleri paralelinde ortaya koyan, ansiklopedik ölçekte bir biyografi kitabı. Gerek ülkemizde, gerekse dünyada toplam olarak bu kapsamda oluşturulmuş nadir eserlerden biri olma özelliği de taşıyan bu önemli kitap; içinde yer alan dâhilere, yaptıkları çalışmalar ve ilgi alanları açısından oldukça yakın değerli yazar ve şairlerimizin yoğun çabalarıyla ortaya çıktı.

Pese a los 160 años de su muerte, el asombro por sus narraciones lejos de decrecer, aumenta, se propaga y como en sus tiempos primigenios escandaliza, aterra, fascina y se mantiene más vivo que nunca. Este escritor inglés, maestro del relato corto, fue acaso el más prolífico de la historia y también uno de los más desgraciados. Conozca su obra junto a nosotros.

Journey into the mind of literatures first detective, C. Auguste Dupin, in Edgar Allan Poes groundbreaking 1841 short story, The Murders in the Rue Morgue. Delve into this captivating tale of ratiocination, considered the pioneer of the detective genre and the originator of the locked room mystery trope. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) changed residences about once a year throughout his life. Driven by a desire for literary success and the pressures of supporting his family, Poe sought work in American magazines, living in the cities that produced them. Scott Peeples chronicles Poe's rootless life in the cities, neighborhoods, and rooms where he lived and worked, exploring how each new place left its enduring mark on the writer and his craft.

With a lifelong interest in Edgar Allan Poe, Troy Taylor decided to take his own look at the mysterious and macabre writer, his tragic life, unexplained death, and lingering hauntings. He invites listeners along to delve into the strange and bizarre world of Edgar Allan Poe, from his early life to his tragic marriage, his insane grief, his dramatically failed career, his links to an unsolved murder, and the mystery of what happened to the writer in the five days before his unexplained death.

A wonderful two book bonus: For the first time, available for your listening pleasure is the life of Edgar Allan Poe. We've combined both the beginners and the advance guides which demystify who he was, what he has done, and how his life ended. This is a wonderful collection that provides many important and detailed facts about Edgar Allan Poe.