Edgar Allan Poe, outstanding romantic poet, critic, romancer and short story writer, was one of the first professional writers of the United States. He had a rare talent and in France and Russia of his days, he was considered to be the only American poet of significance.
Edgar Poe was born in Boston (Massachusetts) in the poor family of second-rate actors. Both his parents died when the boy was two and he was brought up by John Allan, a very rich tradesman from Richmond (Virginia). Poe spent a year at Virginia University, a brief period in the US Army and as a cadet at the West Point Military Academy. A quarrel with Allan led him to a separation from his foster father and Poe had to provide for himself. He started writing and at first published his works in periodicals. Later they came out in separate editions. Poe's literary activities were various: he worked as a journalist, critic, poet, story writer, co-editor and editor of different magazines in Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia and elsewhere.
In 1836 Poe married a very young girl, Virginia Clemm. Their home was very happy, but soon his wife became ill. Edgar grew desperate because she had no money to cure her. Virginia died in January 1847, when she was only 24. At that time he was working on Eureka. His last poems were The Bells and Annabel Lee.
Poes life ended in strange circumstances: it was suspected that he had been given opium and robbed of money. He died on October 7, 1849.
Edgar Poe was born in Boston (Massachusetts) in the poor family of second-rate actors. Both his parents died when the boy was two and he was brought up by John Allan, a very rich tradesman from Richmond (Virginia). Poe spent a year at Virginia University, a brief period in the US Army and as a cadet at the West Point Military Academy. A quarrel with Allan led him to a separation from his foster father and Poe had to provide for himself. He started writing and at first published his works in periodicals. Later they came out in separate editions. Poe's literary activities were various: he worked as a journalist, critic, poet, story writer, co-editor and editor of different magazines in Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia and elsewhere.
In 1836 Poe married a very young girl, Virginia Clemm. Their home was very happy, but soon his wife became ill. Edgar grew desperate because she had no money to cure her. Virginia died in January 1847, when she was only 24. At that time he was working on Eureka. His last poems were The Bells and Annabel Lee.
Poes life ended in strange circumstances: it was suspected that he had been given opium and robbed of money. He died on October 7, 1849.
ПЕРЕКЛАД
Едгар Аллан По, видатний романтичний поет, критик, романсист та автор короткої історії, був одним з перших професійних письменників США. Він мав рідкісний талант, і у Франції та Росії його дні він вважався єдиним американським поетом.
Едгар По народився в Бостоні (штат Массачусетс) у бідній сім'ї другорядних акторів. Обидва його батьків загинули, коли хлопчику було два, і його виховав Джон Аллан, дуже багатий торговець з Річмонда (Вірджинія). По провів рік у Вірджинський університеті, короткий термін в армії США і як курсант в Військовій академії Вест-Пойнт. Сварка з Алланом привела його до відокремлення від свого прийомного батька, і По був зобов'язаний забезпечити себе. Він почав писати і спочатку опублікував свої роботи в періодичних виданнях. Пізніше вони виходили в окремі видання. Лі літературна діяльність По була різноманітна: він працював журналістом, критиком, поетом, письменником історії, співредактором та редактором різних журналів у Балтіморі, Нью-Йорку, Філадельфії та інших країнах.
У 1836 році По одружився з дуже молодою дівчинкою, Вірджинія Клемм. Їх будинок був дуже щасливим, але незабаром його жінка захворіла. Едгар виріс відчайдушно, бо їй не було грошей на лікування. Вірджинія загинула в січні 1847 р., Коли їй було всього 24. В той час він працював на "Еврику". Його останніми віршами були The Bells і Аннабель Лі.
Життя Поуса закінчилося дивними обставинами: підозрювалося, що йому було дано опіум і пограбовано грошей. Він помер 7 жовтня 1849 року.
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