Edgar Allan Poe's Major Works of Literature

• Edgar Allan Poe published "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque" in the 1830's.
• "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque was a collection of many stories written by Poe.
• "Ligeia", "The Fall of the House of Usher", and "William Wilson" were a few stories that were in the collection.
• In 1841, he created "The Murderers in the Rue Morgue".
• In 1843, Poe won a literary prize for "The Gold Bug"
• "The Gold Bug" was a thrilling story about searching for treasure and secret codes.
• In 1845, he became very famous after publishing the poem, "The Raven".
• "The Raven" is considered to a masterpiece and one of the best piece of literature written by Edgar Allan Poe.
• The poem, "The Raven" is about a man who is heartbroken over the death of his love, Lenore. The man hears a knocking at the door and sees nobody outside. Then a raven flies into his house and refuses to leave his home.
• The two major themes in "The Raven" are loss and death.
• Later on, Poe wrote "The Poetic Principle", "The Philosophy of Composition", and "The Rationale of Verse" which were essays.
• Also, he wrote a short story called "The Cask of Amontillado" along with poems called "The Bells" and Ulalume" later on in his life.