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Facinated With Death

Fascinated With Death
"Mr. Poe has that indescribable something which men have agreed to call genius.” This is how James Russell Lowell described Poe (Poe’s Problematic Biography). Edgar Allen Poe was one of the great American authors ever; his work was ground breaking and that is why he is still famous today. Poe sets the standard for horror writing because of his creative style and crazy ideas (Wilson, James). Poe was definitely born with a natural talent for writing horror, but there were many other factors that affected his writing. One very important thing that had a big impact on Poe’s ability to write such gloomy and scary stories and poems was his own life experiences; his life gave him more inspiration for his work in literature. Poe’s life experiences are one of the factors that made his writing so authentic and successful today.
Poe had a very hard childhood; he experienced death, hardship, and unhappiness. Poe’s father abandoned his family shortly aft...

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