Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allen Poe Research Paper Since the beginning of time, people have been interested in dark and depressing stories about horror. Edgar Allen Poe was a great writer of his time. Many people enjoyed his dark and gloomy stories. Edgar Allen Poe wrote during the romantic era and his dark and depressing conduct greatly influenced his gothic writing and his famous story The cask of Amontillado. Edgar Allen Poe lived a really depressing life. Poe married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm. He died two years after his married woman in 1949 due to brain lesion. TCA) (gothic literature) Before his death he went to the best drills then later joined the army, after he was forced out of school due to bad depts, where he published two of his collections. (TCA) After he got discharged from the army he joined the United States Military Academy at West Point were he published his last collection. (TCA) Poe Published three collections.(TCA) His first collection published while he was in the army, Tamerlane, and Other Poems by a Bostonian. Went unnoticed. TCA) His second collection, AL Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor poems published in 1829 only received slighty more attention when it appeared. (TCA) His third collection Where Peoms was published in 1831. (TCA) Poe wrote during the romance period. Although Poe wrote in the romanticism era, Poe mainly wrote gothic literature. (gothic literature) Romanticism was the era of writing the focused on humankind and used emotion to show its writes works. (gothic literature) Romanticism began in the mid 18th century, the n later picked up 19 century, and then declined in the late 19th century. gothic literature) Romanticism was very touching to more or less individuals during its time. (gothic literature). The romanticism era included writers such as Edgar Allen Poe , Nathaniel Hawthorne, and more other writers of its time frame. The Cask of Amontillado is one of Poes famous stories. (TCA) The Cask of Amontillado is like many of Poes other stories, One in particular The Tell-Tale Heart I, another one of Poes famous stories. (TCA) Were in most of his murderers, Montressor doesnt understand his antagonist. canvass also Edgar Allan Poe DrugsMany of Poes other stories have a narrator harming another human. (TCA) The Cask of Amontillado is about two men Montressor and Fortunato who are great friends. (TCA) One day Montressor do Fortunato believe that they were just going to seean Amontillado, a type of alcoholic beverage called cherry. (TCA) When really Montressor lures Fortunato into his families wine cellar. (TCA) Were Fortunato gets very intoxicated. (TCA) As Montressor and Fortunato get deeper into Fortunatos families wine cellar Fortunato gets even more intoxicated. TCA) Until Montressor Later traps Fortunato into a room very deep into the cellar, were Fortunato later dies. (TCA) Edgar Allen Poe wrote during the romanticism era and his dark and depressing life greatly influenced his famous story The Cask of Amontillado. Edgar was a well know american poet and short story writer. Poe was particularly important to the ongoing influence of the Gothic on contemporary literature Edgar depressing life lead him to be one of the worlds most know horror writer of his time. Gothic belles-lettres. literary Movements for Students Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Literary Movements. Ed. Ira Mark Milne. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Detroit Gale, 2009. 281-309. Gale U. S. History In Context. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. www. galegroup. com Benton, Richard P. The Cask of Amontillado Overview. Reference Guide to Short Fiction. Ed. Noelle Watson. Detroit St. James Press, 1994. Literature Resource Center. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. www. galegroup. com Clendnning, John. The Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allen Poe. Short Story Criticism Ed. Anna Sheets Nesbit.Vol. 35. Detroit Gale Group, 2001. 335-341. Stewart, Kate. The Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allen Poe. Short Story Criticism Ed. Anna Sheets Nesbit. Vol. 35. Detroi t Gale Group, 2001. 347-350 The Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allen PoeShort Story Criticism Ed. Anna Sheets Nesbit. Vol. 35. Detroit Gale Group, 2001. 297-298 Poe, Edgar A. The Cask of Amontillado. Web. 9 Dec. 2011. . Didnt know how to make the single equation mark so I just used another equation mark*