Part one of term paper
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, dif ...

Part two of term paper
... of love. Poe incorporated many of the Romantic ideals into his writings, utilizing many qualities that were never seen before. His works focus on four main motifs, Love, Beauty, Death, and Pride. These themes, when incorporated into one entire work, made up Romanticism, the thread Poe wove through every story. One of the characteristics of romanticism is the admiration of beauty. Beauty was revered by Poe, he worshipped it in all its' manifests. Poe used beauty in almost all of his poems, ofte ...