Write an author report about Edgar Allan Poe

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Instructions: Pick one of the authors that we are going to read this quad and then write a two to three page “writer’s biography,” meaning that I want you to write an author report that focuses primarily on the major steps or factors in the author’s life that led them to pursue writing, the successes and failures they experienced as a writer, and their personal thoughts or theories about writing. You should provide credible, researched information to support your statements about the authors. For example, many of these authors have legitimate societies dedicated to preserving their work and informing people about the author’s lives; those would be excellent resources for this assignment. Additionally, many of the authors we’re reading have written essays about their writing theories or experiences, and some of those essays are included in the textbook. Just make sure that you are quoting and citing (using proper MLA format) any sources you use and that you include a MLA Works Cited page.

The report will be graded on the following elements:

  • The quality of the information you find
  • Your ability to explain the significance of the information
  • The structure and style of your writing
  • Your adherence to English grammar and usage conventions
  • Proper MLA in-text and Works Cited procedure

Please include some researched works of writing and a works cited page.

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Surname 1

Students’ name
Tutors name
Course
Date

Surname 2

Edgar Allan Poe Biography.
Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet born in January 19, 1809- October 7, 1849.
Besides writing poems, he was also a short-story writer, a copy reader and literary critic who is
acknowledged as part of the American Romantic movement. Being the founder of agent fantasy
genre Poe was the earliest one in the state of America to be a specialist in the stories that were
short and interesting. He was the earliest identified American to attempt to make ends meet
through writing which resulted in financial strains, difficult career and lifestyle. The fall of the
House of Usher author who loved writing poems from the beginning had what was pushing him
to write deep poems and stories, and this started when realizing how realities life situations were
harsh and disfavorable to him and his family.
Afterwards at adulthood Edgar writings became darker and more disconcerting perchance
because of indulging in alcohol and use of opium (Flores 55). The explanation of his outstanding
writing was caused by the arguments; passing on of most of those he loved as the main thing that
influenced his deep writings and misuse of substances which inflicted upon him significantly and
poss...


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