Edgar Allen Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. His mother and father were both actors, David and Elizabeth Arnold. They had financial difficulties, which soon caused the father to abandon the family. Poe's mother soon had another child; however, he had physical conditions that caused his death on December 8, 1811. Having become orphans, both Poe and his sister were divided between the homes of family friends. Poe went to live with the Allans. As Poe grew up, he began to have problems with John Allan, his adoptive father, which caused him future problems. Poe's first step in starting a career was attending the University of Virginia in 1826. "Allan failed to provide Poe with enough money for his necessities such as furniture and books and Poe soon incurred a huge gambling debt and began drinking , despite its very low tolerance". for alcohol" (Loveday 2). After a while he moved to Boston, "The great capital of literature". What helped Poe at the beginning of his career, where the great hopes of one day becoming a writer despite the hard life he lived since he was little. Poe's work had an impact on literature In his most famous literary pieces, "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Raven" and "The Cast of Amontillado". , we see common factors that influenced these kinds of works through his plots and characters. "Madness, alienation, and humanity's long love affair with morbidity were his subjects, and he didn't mind admitting to. to be more than half in love with easy death, to mutilate a line from his favorite poet, Tennyson,” (Allen 2).Poe is most famous for creating an aura of suspense and terror in his stories, including scenes of horrific crimes . Montressor, one of Poe's characters, is a descendant...... middle of paper ......om/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SNJ1938-0-1220&artno=0000298693&type=ART&shfilter =U&key =edgar%20allen%20poe&title=The%20Tell%2DTale%20Artist&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic=NLoveday, Veronica. "Edgar Allen Poe." Complete Biographical Collection n.d.: 1-5. Rpt. in Np: np, nd 1-5. EBSCO. Network. 10 December 2013. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=5&sid=bac9b33c-8a9f-4df5-a63d-334b8fed807f%40sessionmgr110&hid=118&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=b5h &AN= 17887368 Incorrect , Darlene Harbor. "Edgar Allen Poe: The Romantic as Classicist." International journal of the classical tradition. na: 1-10. Rpt. in Premier academic research. 4th ed. vol. 1. Np: Springfield95, nd 1-10. EBSCO. Network. December 10, 2013.http: //web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail? Vid=5 & sid=8b4230a5-969f-47fb-8967-ba8ea39320c9%40Sessionmgr112 & hid=118 & bdata=JNNPDGUGUCHVC3QBGL2ZA%3D%3DS=9510043046