![]() Poe incorporated the Romantic characteristic of nature by portraying it as something terrifying, mysterious, or dark and used metaphors to highlight a crumbling aristocracy-all by using gothic/horror elements as descriptors or to set the tone. At first, he published critic reviews and small stories in periodicals, but eventually branched out into one of the most popular genres of literature: Dark Romanticism. Despite all of that and teetering on the lines of depression, Poe was still able to publish some of his literary works under a pseudonym. As the years passed, Poe struggled with losing financial support from his family, being expelled from school, and developing alcohol and gambling addictions. Poe and his newfound family moved to London, England where he went to many prestigious schools and was first introduced to his love for literature. Although they didn’t legally adopt him, they did change Edgar’s name to what we know today: Edgar Allan Poe. After been passed around in numerous foster homes, a man named Jonathan Allan and his wife took Edgar in after his separation from his other siblings to different foster homes. Soon after his birth, both parents died suddenly, and he and his two siblings were left alone. ![]() Edgar Poe was born in Boston in 1809 to two young actors. ![]()
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