The Creation of Art and Life

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Life for Edgar Allan Poe seems to help him build his literary creations of art, but contrary to that notion, Poe’s creations are what build his life. A complete mirror opposite of what has been theorized and proven. Think of this as the energy one puts out in to the world is the energy one will get back from the world. The death of loved ones, the scandals, and the brutal gossip mountains that encompass Poe’s life, help him to develop into a twisted mad man struggling to cope with no chance of gaining his sanity back. The exploration route that will be taken will guide through the similarities of life and art with Poe’s fabulous creations such as Ligeia, The Pit and The Pendulum, and The Fall of The House of Usher.

There have been many deaths in Edgar Allan Poe’s life. Each death may have brought out a story from the great writer. The truth may also be that the works of Poe’s involving love and death have aid in some of his loved ones dying. There are several stories that Poe has created before an untimely death. One story happens to be Ligeia, a creation of great love and passion for a female that the narrator has never felt before. The story of Ligeia may also be views about Poe’s love for his teenage bride Virginia Clemm. The nature of love energy written in Ligeia may have also sent a message to the life cycle of Virginia Clemm. The strength of the narrator’s love, who is believed to be Poe himself, gives off such great passion…”In beauty of face no maiden ever equaled her. It was a radiance of an opium dream”(EAP 1838), such lovely words to be written about someone dear to one’s heart. Possibly, Ligeia may be Virginia Clemm by some.

Remembering that Virginia Clemm is not a female Poe had to court for any amount of time, any...

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...s of Poe’s traumatic life in literary format. The force of nature that creates Poe’s life is the force of nature that Poe himself has written. The collective works of a mad man.

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