Edgar Allan Poe The life of Poe is the most melodramatic of any of the major American writers of his generation. He was known as a poet and critic but was most famous as the first master of tales containing mysterious and gruesome themes. It has been said many times that Poe was a manic depressive , a dope addict , and an alcoholic. Many people were intrigued with the horror and mystery of his poetry, which …showed first 75 words of 3115 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3115 total…the cloud that took the form (When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view. Bibliography Davidson, Edward Hutchins. Poe a critical study New York; Harvard University Press, 1975 Broussard, Louis The measure of Poe U.S.A.; Oklahoma Press, 1969 Gottesman, Ronald The Norton Anthology of American Literature New York; Norton & Company,1981 http://www.internal.org/edgar/poems/alone.html "Poe Edgar Allan," Microsoft Encarta 98 encyclopedia http://www.poemuseum.org/bio.htm