Poe continues into the realm of horror in “The Premature Burial”. Again, the narrator recites numerous real-life examples of such events to add to the veracity of his tale, before admitting that this event actually happened to him: Speaking of Poe’s death, he was found in poor condition wearing clothes that were not his own and taken to a hospital where he would die a few days later (Oct 7, 1849). In the end, he repeatedly called out the name Reynolds—nobody is certain who that was—and his dying words were ‘Lord help my poor soul.’ All the medical records and his death certificate have been lost, so even in dying Poe has left us one last mystery to keep him in our memories.

Legacy: Despite his relatively short career, Poe's literary contributions had a significant impact on American and world literature. He is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential writers in the horror and detective genres. His works continue to be celebrated and adapted in various forms, from films to TV series to theatrical productions. Nişte pagini care, pe lângă faptul că m-au făcut să uit cu desăvârşire de "realitate", au trezit în mine spiritul de detectiv. O chestiune interesantă: deşi am fost extrem de atent astfel încât să pot anticipa crima şi făptaşul ei, am rămas buimăcit la aflarea verdictului dat de narator.I was aware that Poe specialised in mystery stories and that he had more or less invented the genre of detective fiction. What I didn’t know was that he also wrote relatively self-consciously in a metafictional sense. Not only did he invent a manner of writing, but he explained fairly insightfully what he was trying to accomplish, so that others could follow in his footsteps. Eureka: A Prose Poem" - A non-fiction work in which Poe presents his cosmological and philosophical theories on the universe. Cea mai sumbră scriere a lui Poe citită de mine până acum. Aici descrie, la persoana I, o crimă înfăptuită din instinct (ca şi cum ai vrea să spargi ceasornicul care ticăie). Finalul covărşitor este dat nu de mustrarea de conştiinţa (după cum ne-am obişnuit), ci tocmai de motivaţia crimei: reversul instinctului. Being the first short story Poe has ever published, Metzengerstein includes all the well-known aspects of his writing style which he has become so popular for. Quite disturbing, relying on speculative thoughts due to the narrative, a thought-provoking turning point and a deeper meaning which appears when thinking more precisely about the story. Poe has excellently explored the interesting concept of metempsychosis through this interesting short story which focuses on the feuds of two rivaling Hungarian families. [Please don't read the synopsis on the Goodreads book edition, since it spoils the story and its apparent meaning in their entirety.] In “The Imp of the Perverse”, the narrator murders a friend, only to be plagued by the temptation to confess his crime. The spirit of the perverse condemns us to do what we should not, even if it threatens our own safety.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, a detective story (in which Poe introduces M.Auguste Dupin), focusses on the process of detection, in particular, the role of rational analysis: I was surprised by what I found in here. Poe was slightly different to what I thought. He is very much shrouded in shadow and the macabre, at least, his more successful stories and poems were. But there were also some very basic stories in here, some that felt like they weren’t even written by the same person. For every great piece of literature, there were two mediocre ones. I disliked the crime stories in particular. The best ones, for me, were the ones where the narrator laments a lost love on the cusp of insanity: these stories were simply beautiful. In “Shadow - A Parable”, Poe recognises the incredibility of his tale (set in ancient Egypt) by anticipating that some readers will disbelieve it and some will doubt it instead. The Masque of the Red Death - a wonderfully written allegory about life and death, and no matter how rich you may be or what you have in the world, you can't avoid death Edgar Allan Poe was known for his eloquent and poetic language, as well as his dark and mysterious themes. Here are some of his most famous quotes:The man in the poem has lost “Lenore.” But, what is this Lenore? Is she a woman? Is she this man’s lost love? Or is she something much, much, more? I think on the surface lev Mă gândesc adesea dacă nu cumva stările oamenilor, cele negative adică, nu sunt nimic altceva decât o rană care sângerează latent. Ştiu eu?! Ceea ce citim, ceea ce vedem, ceea ce auzim (şi nu dăm importantă)... Cred că toate acestea sunt o sămânţa în sufletul nostru, o sămânţa plantată la voia ei şi care încolţeşte în timp. Nu mă pasionează problema fatalismului de ordin supranatural (nu cel în stilul lui Poe), însă citind seria asta de scrieri mă simt că un om în alb-negru, iar tot ce este în jurul meu deprinde aceeaşi culoare. He rebels against this voice of rationality. He knows the voice speaks the truth, but he cannot simply accept it. He has lost something vital; he has lost part of himself that will never grace his presence again. And he clings to hope, a false hope such as it is. The raven smashes this to oblivion; it destroys any last semblance of the miraculous occurring. It makes the man realise that this is life, not some whimsical world where nothing bad ever happens. People die. People we love die. Nothing can change that. Lenore will never walk through his chamber door again, and the reality drives him into madness. It shatters his life. Mie această proză scurtă mi-a adus aminte de două mari romane universale, "Doctor Faustus" şi "Maestrul şi Margareta", căci în paginile sale prezintă convorbirea unui filosof cu diavolul în vederea "cumpărării" sufletului în schimbul unui adevăr care are să-l facă celebru. Însă, bineînţeles, Pierre Bon-Bon este un filosof stoic şi "jocul pe degete" este reciproc, însă asta nu-l scuteşte de fatalitatea deciziei sale… Thou Art the Man” is a humorous tale of how the deceased victim manages to confront his murderer with his guilt.

Războiul dintre criminalul neprins şi conştiinţa sa. O proză premergătoare ca subiect romanului de valoare universală "Crimă şi pedeapsă". Titlul, metaforic, nu prezintă niciun dram de perversitate sexuală, ci intelectuală. Berenice” is another tale in which the narrator finds that he has killed a friend (his cousin) and been found out (this time without needing to confess). Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before." The Raven As a collection, this book is complete with his short stories and poems, the introduction provides a fascinating insight into Poe and there is a useful timeline for his works. My big criticism of this Advanced Reader Copy is that it is only available for the Adobe Digital Editions application or the new NetGalley app, both of which are impossible to read 'PDF' files using a smartphone or tablet, and are not available for the Kindle. I already own a complete set of works of Edgar Allen Poe so for the stories I could switch to that version and use a computer to read the pdf file for the Introduction and other material specific to this publication. Which somehow defeats the purpose.Oricum -că să nu ciopârtesc farmecul lecturii pentru cei ce vor a citi!-, microromanul înfăţişează o aura de mister ce planează în jurul unei crime. Şi, că tot e scrisă de Poe, finalul trebuie să fie desigur zdrobitor (dar fără niciun dram de supranatural de data aceasta!)... Edgar Allan Poe was a complex and fascinating figure, both as a writer and as a person. Edgar Allan Poe was a prominent American author, poet, and literary critic, born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. Poe is known for his works of horror, mystery, and suspense, as well as his pioneering role in the development of the modern detective story. Some of his most famous works include "The Raven,""The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Fall of the House of Usher."

The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales" - A collection of Poe's short stories, including "The Murders in the Rue Morgue,""The Mystery of Marie Rogêt," and "The Purloined Letter." The Conqueror Worm" - A dark poem about the inevitability of death, personified as a "Conqueror Worm." In contrast, in “Von Kempelen and His Discovery”, the narrator detects that a paragraph in a newspaper detailing an invention is “apocryphal, principally upon its manner. It does not look true.” Ironically, what allows the narrator to come to this conclusion is an excess of particularity, which is not customary.

Nuvela, structurată în două planuri narative -unul de tip ramă, iar celălalt funciarmente subiectiv- prezintă, în incipit, câteva cazuri din presă internaţională a secolului XIX de "îngropaţi de vii". A două parte prezintă subiectiv o experienţă a personajului-narator, suferind de catalepsie ("În tot ceea ce îndurăm nu era nicio suferinţă fizică, dar, în schimb, o durere morală fără seamăn. [...] Nu vorbeam decât de viermi, morminte şi epitafuri"). E pentru prima dată când văd la Poe, pe lângă latura obscură, latura romantismului suferind, concentrarea pe eul propriu. În "Ligeia" prezintă melancolia neagră a unei iubiri pierdute din pricina sabiei morţii şi aura metafizică a dragostei.