I NEED TO KNOW WHO INFLUENCED POES WRITING

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2002

Answers

Dear Court b, Poe was mostly influenced by the death surrounding his life. TB or tubercolosis took the lives of some of the people he was closest to. Poe's mother, wife, and almost 2nd wife died of TB. His father and other family also died. He married and watched his wife slowly die of TB. He then found a second love but she too died of TB. He was also a drug addict, alcoholic, and depressed. His writings are centered on death, loss, depression, and insanity. Transcendentalism can also be found in his writings. If you have any other questions, feel free to e-mail them to the e-mail address posted. Hope this helps. Smile, Benjamin Warren

-- Anonymous, October 27, 2002