Edgar Allan Poe
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Poe, Edgar Allan, known as a poet and critic but most famous as the first master
of the short-story form, especially tales of the mysterious and macabre. The
literary merits of Poe's writings have been debated since his death, but his
works have remained popular and many major American and European ....
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.... book, Tamerlane and Other
Poems (1827), was published anonymously. Shortly afterward Poe enlisted in the
U.S. Army and served a two-year term. In 1829 his second volume of verse, Al
Aaraaf, was published, and he effected a reconciliation with Allan, who secured
him an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy. After only a few months at the
academy Poe was dismissed for neglect of duty, and his foster father disowned
him permanently. Poe's third book, Poems, appeared in 1831, and the followin ....
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