Project Gutenberg 2007-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 280 Ewers, Hanns Heinz 1871 1943 Edgar Allan Poe Die Dichtung, Band XLII Produced by Louise Hope, Tamise Totterdell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Edgar Allan Poe" by Hanns Heinz Ewers is a biography written in the early 20th century that delves into the life and artistic contributions of the esteemed American writer Edgar Allan Poe. This text explores themes surrounding Poe's turbulent life, highlighting both his literary genius and the personal struggles he faced, including addiction and mental health issues. In this biography, Ewers emphasizes the duality of Poe's existence as both a celebrated author and a tortured soul. The narrative tracks Poe's significant life events, from his early years, education, and marriage to Virginia Clemm, to his later career marked by relentless struggles with poverty and drink. Ewers argues that Poe's creativity was inextricably linked to his inner turmoil and the substances he used to cope with his existential dread, suggesting that the pain and chaos of his life deeply informed his rich literary explorations of death, love, and the macabre. Through a critical lens, Ewers not only illuminates Poe's artistic legacy but also challenges the societal judgments surrounding his life choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Appreciation Fantasy literature, American -- Appreciation PS Text DE Lyrik Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Biographies 121635 2025-06-08T15:31:12.746785 text/html 119547 2007-02-16T08:19:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 441746 2007-02-16T08:20:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 421331 2025-06-08T15:31:17.027769 application/epub+zip 419903 2025-06-08T15:31:13.962782 application/epub+zip 107607 2025-06-08T15:31:13.290788 application/epub+zip 543853 2025-06-08T15:31:19.384747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524557 2025-06-08T15:31:16.307806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103704 2022-08-09T12:33:03.247897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95450 2025-06-08T15:31:12.099785 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95389 2007-02-16T08:18:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 38799 2007-02-16T08:20:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 94081 2007-02-16T08:19:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 38521 2007-02-16T08:20:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20960 2025-06-08T15:31:19.530736 application/rdf+xml 18170 2025-06-08T15:31:13.373768 image/jpeg 3062 2025-06-08T15:31:13.333780 image/jpeg 448719 2025-06-08T15:31:12.812802 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia