{"id":2864,"date":"2025-06-14T03:09:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T03:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fmidnight.com\/mediabox\/?p=2864"},"modified":"2025-06-15T02:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T02:30:24","slug":"edgar-allan-poe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fmidnight.com\/mediabox\/edgar-allan-poe\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Allan Poe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tragic Life of Edgar Allan Poe | Full Documentary | Biography\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5two65m1QE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Name<\/td><td>Edgar Allan Poe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Famous As<\/td><td>Poet, Writer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dates<\/td><td>1809 &#8211; 1849<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Links<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edgar_Allan_Poe\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 \u2013 October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of early American literature. Poe was one of the country&#8217;s first successful practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living exclusively through writing, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fmidnight.com\/mediabox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/edgar.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fmidnight.com\/mediabox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/edgar.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fmidnight.com\/mediabox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/edgar-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fmidnight.com\/mediabox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/edgar-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Favorite Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Dream_Within_a_Dream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Dream within a Dream<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tamerlane_(poem)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tamerlane<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmidnight.com\/mediabox\/the-fall-of-house-usher\/\">The Fall of House Usher<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Raven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Raven<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Tell-Tale_Heart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Tell-Tale-Heart<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name Edgar Allan Poe Famous As Poet, Writer Dates 1809 &#8211; 1849 Links Wikipedia Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 \u2013 October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. 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