He called her Helen, which to his ears sounded far more romantic than Jane. ... Poe's ode to his first love, written at the youthful age of just fifteen, is one of his most famous compositions. ... Both concern Poe's primary obsession: the death of a beautiful woman and the power of love and beauty to survive beyond the grave. ... The question of whether Poe was in love with Virginia in a romantic or sexual sense has never been answered. ... Although Poe admired Virginia greatly and admits to having passionately loved her, many feel that a hint towards his feelings for her may be fou...

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He is also one of the foremost pioneers of detective fiction and is generally considered part of the American Romantic Movement especially Dark Romanticism. ... "Eros", whose name comes from the Greek god of love, is the principle of life; it binds together and is most clearly seen in love. ... And evil was the hour when she saw, and loved, and wedded the painter.... She immediately obeys out of love for her husband. ... It is written right before the death of his wife Virginia with whom Poe was deeply in love and she was dying month after their marriage because of consumption. ...

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Poe's Poems In personal appearance, Edgar Allen Poe was a quiet, shy-looking, but handsome man; he was slightly built, and was five feet, eight inches in height. His mouth was considered beautiful. His eyes, with long dark lashes, were hazel-gray. Poe's brain, on the other hand, worked on a ...

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