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Edgar Allan Poe

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18. ledna 1809 — 7. října 1849 (40 let)
Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and early American literature. Poe was one of the country's first successful short story practitioners and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living by writing alone, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career.

Poe was born in Boston. He was the second child of actors David and Elizabeth "Eliza" Poe. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and when Eliza died the following year, Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. They never formally adopted him, but he lived with them well into young adulthood. Poe attended the University of Virginia but left after only a year due to a lack of money. He frequently quarrelled with John Allan over the funds needed to continue his education as well as his gambling debts. In 1827, having enlisted in the United States Army under the assumed name of Edgar A. Perry, he published his first collection, Tamerlane and Other Poems, which was credited only to "a Bostonian". Poe and Allan reached a temporary rapprochement after the death of Allan's wife, Frances, in 1829. However, Poe later failed as an officer cadet at West Point, declared his intention to become a writer, primarily of poems, and parted ways with Allan.

Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming known for his style of literary criticism. His work forced him to move between several cities, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. In 1836, when he was 27, he married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm. She died of tuberculosis in 1847.

In January 1845, he published his poem "The Raven" to instant success. He planned for years to produce his journal, The Penn, later renamed The Stylus. But before it began publishing, Poe died in Baltimore in 1849, aged 40, under mysterious circumstances. The cause of his death remains unknown and has been attributed to many causes, including disease, alcoholism, substance abuse, and suicide.

Poe's works influenced the development of literature worldwide and even impacted such specialized fields as cosmology and cryptography. Since his death, he and his writings have appeared throughout popular culture in art, photography, literary allusions, music, motion pictures, and television. Several of his homes are dedicated museums. In addition, The Mystery Writers of America presents an annual Edgar Award for distinguished work in the mystery genre.

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Filmy a seriály na Plexu

  • E.A. Poe: Podivný experiment
    E.A. Poe: Podivný experiment2014
  • Mistři hrůzy
    Mistři hrůzy3 řady
  • The Premature Burial
    The Premature Burial1962
  • Tell Tale
    Tell Tale2009
  • Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
    Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key1972
  • The Oblong Box
    The Oblong Box1969
  • Castle of Blood
    Castle of Blood1964
  • Hadí jáma a kyvadlo
    Hadí jáma a kyvadlo1967
  • The Tomb
    The Tomb2009
  • Vraždy v ulici Morgue
    Vraždy v ulici Morgue1986
  • Terror-Creatures from the Grave
    Terror-Creatures from the Grave1965
  • Lovec strachu
    Lovec strachu1990
  • The Raven
    The Raven2026
  • Animus: The Tell-Tale Heart
    Animus: The Tell-Tale Heart2015
  • Requiem for the Damned
    Requiem for the Damned2012

Známý pro

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    Pád domu Usherů8 dílů
  • E.A. Poe: Podivný experiment
    E.A. Poe: Podivný experiment2014
  • Jáma a kyvadlo
    Jáma a kyvadlo1961
  • Zánik domu Usherů
    Zánik domu Usherů1960
  • Havran
    Havran1963
  • Maska rudé smrti
    Maska rudé smrti1964
  • Strašidelný palác
    Strašidelný palác1963
  • Černá kočka
    Černá kočka1934
  • Historky hrůzy
    Historky hrůzy1962
  • Ligeina hrobka
    Ligeina hrobka1964
  • Podivuhodné příběhy
    Podivuhodné příběhy2015
  • The Raven
    The Raven1935
  • Jáma a kyvadlo
    Jáma a kyvadlo1991
  • City in the Sea
    City in the Sea1965
  • Lovci čarodějnic
    Lovci čarodějnic1968
  • Tell Tale
    Tell Tale2009
  • Dvě ďábelské oči
    Dvě ďábelské oči1990
  • Šílení
    Šílení2005
  • The Tomb
    The Tomb2009
  • The Premature Burial
    The Premature Burial1962

Filmografie

2024
The Tell-Tale Heart · as Original Film Writer
2014
Creepers
2012
An Cridhe Cabaireach (the Tell-Tale Heart)
1974
Palabras cruzadas
1965
Terror-Creatures from the Grave · as NovelNa Plexu
1965
Master of Horror
1963
Novela · as Novel
1950
The Cuckoo Clock
1916
Flying Shadows · as Novel