The Autobiographical Elements In The Works Of Edgar Allan Poe
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"There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the
proportions" (Biography on Poe 8). Edgar Alan Poe endured a very difficult
life and this is evident in his literary style. He was once titled the
"master of the macabre." One of the aspects in his life with which he
struggled was soc ....
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.... sister, Rosalie. The family then moved and he
was separated from his older brother, who was left with relatives in
Baltimore. During those toddler years, Poe found his mother in the last
stages of tuberculosis. Upon her death, he was then separated from his
younger sister, Rosalie. Another major low point in his life was the death
of his foster mother, Mrs. Frances Allan, and his foster father disowning
him, all at one time. The most significant set-back to Edgar Allan Poe was
the death of ....
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