DARK FANTASY STORIES

Edgar Allan Poe : La Chute de la maison Usher (2018 - Samedi noir / France Culture) The dark psychology of "The Cask of Amontillado"

Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most influential writers of the 19th century. His works have been translated into many languages and have inspired countless imitations.. Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809. His parents were both actors. Poe was orphaned at a young age and was taken in by John and Frances Allan, a wealthy merchant family in Richmond, Virginia. Poe was then raised by his foster parents, John and Frances Allan. Poe's literary legacy is evident in the works of many writers who came after him. His use of symbolism and allegory has been emulated by such authors as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. Poe's influence can also be seen in the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs, H.P. Lovecraft, and Stephen King. Poe attended the University of Virginia for a year, but he left after getting into a dispute with John Allan over gambling debts. Poe then enlisted in the army, but he was soon discharged. Poe's most famous short stories, including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Cask of Amontillado," were published in the early 1840s. These stories and others established Poe as a master of the short story form. Poe also wrote several important essays on the theory of poetry and the art of writing. In 1836, Poe married his thirteen-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm. Virginia died of tuberculosis in 1847. Poe was devastated by her death, and it is thought that this tragedy influenced many of his dark and macabre stories. In 1849, Poe was found delirious and near death in a Baltimore tavern. He was taken to a hospital, where he died four days later. The cause of Poe's death is still a mystery, although it is likely that he died of rabies