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The disease and eventual death of his wife had a substantial effect on Edgar Allan Poe, who became despondent and turned to alcohol to cope. Her struggles with illness and death are believed to have affected his poetry and prose, where dying young women appear as a frequent motif, as in " Annabel Lee ", " The Raven ", and " Ligeia ".
At the time of the publication of this very short tale, his wife Virginia had just begun to show signs of illness, though she would not die for another five years. [1] The narrator may thus be interpreted as Poe himself, living with his young cousin (soon-to-be wife) and his aunt. Poe considered the tale "not ended so well as it might be".
James H. Whitty discovered the poem and included it in his 1911 anthology of Poe's works under the title "From an Album". It was also published in Thomas Ollive Mabbott's definitive Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe in 1969 as "An Acrostic". The poem mentions "Endymion", possibly referring to an 1818 poem by John Keats with that name.
Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre.
[3] John Allan, a merchant in Richmond, Virginia, refused to give his foster son the $12 for the trip, though it is likely Poe got the money from his foster mother Frances Allan. [4] John Allan was not aware of Poe's decision or whereabouts and, not concerned, wrote "I'm thinking Edgar has gone to Sea to seek his own fortunes". [ 5 ]
It is the name of the Venerable Mother Juliana Morell (1595–1653), who was the fourth Grace and tenth Muse in a poem by poet Lope de Vega. [3] " Morel" is the name of black nightshade , a poisonous weed related to one from which the drug belladonna is derived.
The Charleston area is also referenced in Poe's stories "The Gold-Bug" and "The Balloon-Hoax". [2] Just a few months before the publication of "The Oblong Box", Poe experienced his own sea voyage when he moved to New York via steamboat. His wife, Virginia, had begun showing signs of her illness about two years before in 1842. [3] "
"Ligeia" (/ l aɪ ˈ dʒ iː ə /) is an early short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1838. The story follows an unnamed narrator and his wife Ligeia, a beautiful and intelligent raven-haired woman.