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Essay Archive - Poe As A Romantic
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 t....
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