Publisher's Synopsis
Edgar Allan Poe - Poet of the Macabre is the biography of Edgar Allan Poe, an American poet, short-story writer, editor, and literary critic, and was part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and invented the detective-fiction genre. Poe is also credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. Poe's publishing career began humbly, with an anonymous collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827), credited only to "a Bostonian." In January 1845, Poe published his poem "The Raven" to instant success. His works have profoundly influenced literature in the United States and around the world and appear throughout popular culture in literature, music, films, and television. Edgar Allan Poe - Poet of the Macabre is highly recommended for those interested in learning more about this creative writer.
