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Poe As A Romantic - Papers

Poe As A Romantic

A wise man once said "Artists are never before their time, they are
the time and it is just the others who are behind." This defines the
career of Edgar Allan Poe, one the greatest and yet one of the least
recognized authors in American History. Poe lived and wrote at the
beginning of the 19th century. His writing style was innovative, different
from the styles of other writer of that time. He dealt with topics that
though often written about, had never been incorporated into one story.
Poe is seen as a romantic writer, living in a time before the romantic era.
Evidence of this style is found throughout many of his stories, ranging
from tales of horror to stories of love. Poe ...

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In
Annabelle Lee, To Helen, and Ligeia, Poe uses eloquent words to describe
the objects of his affection. The beauty of the women in these poems was
tremendous, not only physically but spiritually. Poe saw beauty in all
things, and strove to incorporate it into all of his stories. Often,
though, the object of great beauty dies. Poe does this on purpose, for to
him, the death of a beautiful woman was the most romantic subject of all.
If a beautiful woman died then that beauty was preserved for ever more.
Beauty was very important to the romantic author, and indeed it was to Poe.

Love is another very meaningful element in a romantic story. Poe
dealt with love in all of its aspects in many of his stories. Using many
of his poems and stories, Poe traces the loss of love in his life. The
first time Poe ever experienced love was the love he felt for Jane Stanard,
the mother of his friend. The love he felt for Jane was childlike,
innocent love. He wrote ‘To Helen' for her, ...

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Added: 5/26/2007 03:39:37 PM
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