Edgar Allen Poe is famous for his literature full of "interesting" genres. Poe was born on January 19, 1809 and was taken in by John and Frances Allan after his parents died when he was young. He is considered to have taken part in the American Romantic Movement. He is also the first well-known writer who tried to make a living off writing alone. Poe's works influenced literature in the United States and around the world. Inspiring as he is, Poe suffered from bipolar disease which effected his literary works known today.
Sufferers of bipolar disorder commonly suffer from episodes of depression. Poe's life was depressing from age 2 when his father abandoned his family and his mother's death soon after. Even though he was taken care of well by the Allans, he was never really adopted making him somewhat of an outcast. With the death of his young wife and cousin, Poe began to write what is ironically called "tragically beautiful". His episodes of mood swings often gave him wild imaginations which show in his works. Before his death, he was found in a crazied state assumed from mixed episodes of bipolar disease.
Bipolar disease is a pretty freaky disorder in my opinion. It's as if your moods are riding a rollercoaster and can twist and turn into whatever. Anxiety sinks in and you start feeling things like lack of motivation and suicidal ideas. It's kind of scary to picture yourself having this disease. With depression, agression, fatigue, insomnia, rage, and delusions, I'm definetly glad that I don't have this disorder. I would think that the disorder actually reinforced Poe's writings and is what made his works what they are today.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe
http://gstrecker.iweb.bsu.edu/poepoetry.htm
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/bipolar_disorder/article_em.htm
10 comments:
I think you did a really good job on describing him and how the disorder affected his life. Very well detailed :) 100!
I really found your opinion on bipolar disorder interesting. Nice metaphors ;) You also did a fine job of explaining the disorder and how Poe suffered through it. Good job! 100!
Hmm as im looking at others its seems like many writers have sufferd from depression. Maby that is what makes them great and inspirational.
Yeah, poe was super emo. Glad to know that his misery was actually because of medical reasons! Great job describing how his childhood affected him. Try to list some examples of his work where the disorder was evident.
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I think your commentary on bipolar disease was very insightful. There were a few small spelling mistakes (like crazied instead of crazed), but they didn't hurt the article at all. I think this deserves a 95. Good job!
Very informative! I didn't know it was bipolar disorder. I thought it was some sort of mourning over his wife. But in the end, his disease led to the creation of his works, which is now epic. good job
Great job, very in depth blog. I enjoyed it.
Quite interesting more bipolar info is always good.
Very interesting article! I would agree with your statement that this disorder had a great impact on his writings; Poe is known for writing such 'hauntingly beautiful' poetry, and I would think that those wild mood swings would help that. Great job.
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