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768w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Untitled-design-17-640x320.png 640w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </div> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline">Embrace the Dark Side of American Literature with Edgar Allan Poe</h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-18T09:00:00-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">November 18, 2024</time></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Embrace the Dark Side of American Literature with Edgar Allan Poe' data-link='https://blog.gale.com/embrace-the-dark-side-of-american-literature-with-edgar-allan-poe/' data-app-id-name='post_above_content'></div><span class="wtr-time-wrap before-content"><span class="wtr-time-number">5</span> min read</span><div id="wtr-content" data-bg="#FFFFFF" data-fg="#f44813" data-width="20" data-mute="" data-fgopacity="0.20" data-mutedopacity="0.35" data-placement="top" data-placement-offset="4" data-content-offset="2" data-placement-touch="top" data-placement-offset-touch="4" data-transparent="" data-shadow="1" data-touch="1" data-non-touch="1" data-comments="0" data-commentsbg="#ffcece" data-location="page" data-mutedfg="#f44813" data-endfg="#f44813" data-rtl="" > <p>| By Gale Staff |</p> <p>Edgar Allan Poe’s morbid themes and unconventional life make him a fascinating figure. From compelling detective stories to macabre poems, Poe’s writing was a pioneering venture into the darker side of the human experience. Fear, mental duress, and death were all fair game.</p> <p>Born on January 19, 1809, Poe’s early life was lonely and tragic. His mother died suddenly when Poe was just two. And while he had the opportunity to attend college, he struggled to pay tuition and amassed significant debt because of his gambling difficulties.</p> <p>After dropping out of college, his life was marked by further setbacks. His fiancée left him for a wealthier man. He joined the army but was court-martialed soon afterward. Although he later married, his wife died at just 24 years old. Nonetheless, he continues to inspire readers and horror enthusiasts long after his own untimely death at just 40 years old. His gravesite in Baltimore attracts thousands of visitors yearly, and the city hosts an Edgar Allan Poe festival every fall.</p> <p>It’s crucial that your campus library provide high-quality resources to support your students’ research. In lieu of expensive and bulky anthologies or textbooks, consider <em><a href="https://www.gale.com/databases/literature-criticism?utm_source=seoblog&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=GCT253352643" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Gale Literature Criticism</strong></a></em>, an award-winning digital series that offers unparalleled access to centuries of literary analysis. The database’s <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/portal/GDQGBJ528105677/LCO?u=seoblogs&sid=bookmark-LCO&xid=4e14e0ea" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Poe topic page</strong></a>—which includes peer-reviewed essays, <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/TVZENX913769051/LCO?u=seoblogs&sid=bookmark-LCO&xid=369aada1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>biographical information</strong></a>, and a helpful synopsis of his major works—is a valuable addition to your library’s catalog.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/portal/GDQGBJ528105677/LCO?u=seoblogs&sid=bookmark-LCO&xid=4e14e0ea" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="786" src="https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_10-46-25-1024x786.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-55990" style="width:644px;height:auto" srcset="https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_10-46-25-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_10-46-25-300x230.jpg 300w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_10-46-25-768x590.jpg 768w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_10-46-25-1536x1179.jpg 1536w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_10-46-25-640x491.jpg 640w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_10-46-25.jpg 1895w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure></div> <p></p> <p>With Gale, students can dig into Poe’s work, learn more about his inspirations, and see how his writing fits into (and influences) American romanticism, horror, and pop culture. Demystify one of the most intriguing authors in modern history with Gale’s user-friendly navigation tools and guided research.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-empower-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9125ab1fb241402dac9bf9e9bfd6711b"><strong>Consider the Mystery Behind Poe’s “The Raven”</strong></h2> <p>Poe’s most famous work, “The Raven,” uniquely captures his creative prowess. Published in 1845 in the <em>New York Evening Mirror, </em>the poem stands at just 108 lines and tells the story of lost love. Poe’s expert use of rhyme, repetition, and meter creates an eerie tone that garnered widespread recognition for the piece as a literary triumph and gothic masterpiece.</p> <p>Gale houses an extensive collection of critical analyses exploring the poem’s nuances and possible sources of inspiration, giving students a window into how it was initially received alongside the current analyses of academic critics writing about the poem still today.</p> <p>To assist students in narrowing down their search results, users can easily leverage Gale’s filtering tools. Find everything you need for a more in-depth study, whether exploring the poem’s potential <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/EGLJEU655462302/LCO?u=seoblogs&sid=bookmark-LCO&xid=2c84fe35" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>racial undertones</strong></a>, <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/HIGZKS022347316/LCO?u=seoblogs&sid=bookmark-LCO&xid=0cad9cf2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>shared themes</strong></a> with other well-known American works, or disregard for the established rules of <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/TWTDLN945853984/LCO?u=seoblogs&sid=bookmark-LCO&xid=b530f39e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Romantic poetry</strong></a>.</p> <p>But what sparked the idea for “The Raven”in the first place? <em>Gale Literature Criticism </em>houses plenty of diverse opinions to consider. <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/JLYAFZ697591357/LCO?u=seoblogs&sid=bookmark-LCO&xid=f26928c5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>One possible source</strong></a> could be the German poem <em>Lenore</em>, by Gottfried August Bürger. <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/YRLNTZ215911911/LCO?u=seoblogs&sid=bookmark-LCO&xid=2a72c908" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Another critic</strong></a> suggests that “The Raven”comes from the Greek poem <em>Anacreontea,</em> and <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/AUMILX507617094/LCO?u=seoblogs&sid=bookmark-LCO&xid=e26ed11e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>yet another argues</strong></a> that a Chinese poem from 100 B.C. shares an evident resemblance to Poe’s.</p> <p>Perhaps Poe read “<a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/AWFPPQ781534479/LCO?u=seoblogs&sid=bookmark-LCO&xid=debd9170" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>The Raven; or the Power of Conscience</strong></a>,” published anonymously in 1839. And, of course, it’s hard to ignore that Poe once met Charles Dickens, who famously had a pet raven named Grip. Whatever the truth, “The Raven”is a source of fascination for many, from established literary experts to curious college students.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-empower-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4d4124596075799512f56b579683edae"><strong>Reflect on Poe’s Ongoing Impact on American Pop Culture</strong></h2> <p>As magazines grew more popular among American readers in the mid-nineteenth century, Poe mastered the short-form publication, learning to captivate readers with just a few paragraphs. Many credit him with redefining the American short story. Despite his brief career, which nonetheless included more than 50 poems and dozens of stories, Poe would inspire <a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/DTEADL176137386/LCO?u=seoblogs&sid=bookmark-LCO&xid=95ba5be7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>several prominent authors</strong></a>, fundamentally changing the modern literary landscape. He and Nathaniel Hawthorne were known to correspond and review each other’s drafts. Charles Baudelaire adored Poe’s work and spent more than a decade translating it for French readers. Even Agatha Christie fell under Poe’s spell.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/DTEADL176137386/LCO?u=seoblogs&sid=bookmark-LCO&xid=95ba5be7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img decoding="async" width="972" height="1024" src="https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_11-10-33-972x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-55991" style="width:536px;height:auto" srcset="https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_11-10-33-972x1024.jpg 972w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_11-10-33-285x300.jpg 285w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_11-10-33-768x809.jpg 768w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_11-10-33-1459x1536.jpg 1459w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_11-10-33-640x674.jpg 640w, https://blog.gale.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-04_11-10-33.jpg 1884w" sizes="(max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px" /></a></figure></div> <p></p> <p><a href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/YNDLFH225941148/LCO?u=seoblogs&sid=bookmark-LCO&xid=95dc05d2"><strong>Poe’s influence on American detective fiction</strong></a> and the horror genre is undeniable. 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