Even those familiar with Poe's story will get a better-rounded view of a man who was far more than an author of a few scary stories.
," which includes Poe as a critical character. A film adaptation of the book, starring Christian Bale, was released on Netflix.
While Poe biography doesn't break much new ground, it briskly sweeps away many of the myths that have grown up around Poe, revealing him to have been at various stages in his life an athletic and popular young man; a poet with a perfectionist streak; and a sharp-witted critic whose words provoked many a literary feud. He also was a master of Gothic horror fiction and the creator, with stories like “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” of contemporary detective fiction.
Poe also engaged with fellow writers and critics, with whom he would inevitably strike up lifelong arguments – once narrowly avoiding a duel – and courted several women after his wife died.
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