Edgar Allan Poe

Marcedes McDanielNovember 20, 2012

Preview• Edgar Poe Life

• Edgar Allan Poe

Becoming Famous

& More

• Edgar Allan Poe

After Death

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe Life

• Born January 19,

1809

• Mother, Elizabeth,

died in 1811

• Married his wife

Virginia when she

was 13

Bottom Photo: England Flag

Top Photo: Edgar’s Wife, Virginia

Edgar Becoming Famous &

More

• “The Murders in the

Rue Morgue” in 1841

• “The Raven” first

famous poem in 1845

• October 7, 1849,

Edgar dies from

unknown causesTop Photo:Edgar’s grave site

Bottom Photo:Edgar’s Poe, The Raven

Edgar Allan Poe After

Death• The Museum of Edgar

Allan Poe opened in

1922

• “Alone” was

published in 1875

after Poe’s death

• The movie “The

Raven” was made in

2012

Top Photo: The Museum of Edgar Allan Poe

Left Photo: Edgar Allan Poe

Right Photo: The 2012 movie, The Raven

Conclusion• Poe Life: Born 1809,

Mother dies, Married wife

• Famous & More: 1841

became famous, Dies in

1849

• After Death: Museum,

Alone published, The

Raven movie

Top Photo: Edgar as a child

Bottom Photo:One of Edgar’s books