Edgar Allan Poe is most notably known for his use of dark, mysterious, and horrific genre in his writing. Many people consider him to be the master of macabre in his gothic short stories and poems. his inspiration for his dark work is arguably refective of his own tragic life. Edgar had reportedly suffered through depression and alcoholism as well as a gambling addiction. He attended the University of Virginia but had to leave due to his gambling addiction owing money to a lot of people. He was immensely in debt as a website stated that Edgar Allan Poe "was forced to leave the university when Allan refused to pay Poe's gambling debts."(Poets.org, "Edgar Allan Poe"). In 1836, he married his cousin Virginia and unfortunately died from tuberculosis after ten years of marriage. It was told that he went for a job in Philadelphia but for some reason had a stop in Baltimore, New York and found unconscious on a street. Poe died four days later. It is no wonder Edgar Allan Poe was painted as a tragic person and how his pain was shown through his writing.
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