Even though the wonderful writer had died, his memory still lived with those he knew, for the better, and for the worse.
Not long after his death, his reputation was badly damaged by Rufus Griswold, his literary adversary. Because Griswold had been previously insulted and criticized harshly by Poe, this was his form of revenge. He portrayed and told everybody that he was "a mentally deranged drunkard" and also wrote the first biography of Poe, which included some "facts" that weren't entirely true. It put some drastic misconceptions into the public's minds which were not true, and that was the way Griswold got his revenge at Poe. This was one of the negative things that happened after Poe's death, which affected the public's view drastically on him.
After his death, three additional poems showed up, “The Bells”, “Annabel Lee”, and “El Dorado”, which satisfied readers even after he died.
In fact, Poe left such an interesting an intriguing legacy, that children and adults all over the world wonder what really shaped the man who wrote such dark stories and poems. Due to this, a museum in his honor opened, giving readers and writers an opportunity to learn about him. This museum, which opened in 1922, is located only a few blocks away from the writer's first home, and the first place he was employed, the Southern Literary Messenger. This museum is located in Richmond, VA, and documents his accomplishments, has numerous things such as a model of Richmond while Poe lived, personal items, photographs, first editions of some of his writing pieces, and many other things!
Even though the writer tried, he never had financial, or psychological, success in the duration of his lifetime, he still has become one of the most famous and talented writers of all time. Although he lived over 150 years ago, his writing is still shocks and surprises the modern readers of the 21st century, and they are still as powerful and moving as they were over a century ago.
There is no doubt that Poe's legacy will live on forever, his writing still with us, but even so, Poe is long gone, dead, and buried in Baltimore, MD, the place he died. Even on his headstone, a raven sits under the carved in word, "Nevermore" at the grave of the brilliant man, whose pen has been stilled forever more.
Not long after his death, his reputation was badly damaged by Rufus Griswold, his literary adversary. Because Griswold had been previously insulted and criticized harshly by Poe, this was his form of revenge. He portrayed and told everybody that he was "a mentally deranged drunkard" and also wrote the first biography of Poe, which included some "facts" that weren't entirely true. It put some drastic misconceptions into the public's minds which were not true, and that was the way Griswold got his revenge at Poe. This was one of the negative things that happened after Poe's death, which affected the public's view drastically on him.
After his death, three additional poems showed up, “The Bells”, “Annabel Lee”, and “El Dorado”, which satisfied readers even after he died.
In fact, Poe left such an interesting an intriguing legacy, that children and adults all over the world wonder what really shaped the man who wrote such dark stories and poems. Due to this, a museum in his honor opened, giving readers and writers an opportunity to learn about him. This museum, which opened in 1922, is located only a few blocks away from the writer's first home, and the first place he was employed, the Southern Literary Messenger. This museum is located in Richmond, VA, and documents his accomplishments, has numerous things such as a model of Richmond while Poe lived, personal items, photographs, first editions of some of his writing pieces, and many other things!
Even though the writer tried, he never had financial, or psychological, success in the duration of his lifetime, he still has become one of the most famous and talented writers of all time. Although he lived over 150 years ago, his writing is still shocks and surprises the modern readers of the 21st century, and they are still as powerful and moving as they were over a century ago.
There is no doubt that Poe's legacy will live on forever, his writing still with us, but even so, Poe is long gone, dead, and buried in Baltimore, MD, the place he died. Even on his headstone, a raven sits under the carved in word, "Nevermore" at the grave of the brilliant man, whose pen has been stilled forever more.