Thursday, February 13, at 18.30, there will be a new meeting in the literary studio "Eight" in Ulyanovsk. This time everyone is invited to discuss the texts of the writer Edgar Allan Poe.

Moderator of the literary studio "Eight", poet and journalist Sergei Gogin offers to discuss the texts of one of the most mysterious authors Edgar Allan Poe. The meeting will take place in the library No. 8 (Narimanova Ave., 106, Ulyanovsk).

"January 19, 1809, the most "gloomy" representative of American romanticism, the writer Edgar Allan Poe, was born. Every year on this day, crowds of people gather at his grave in Baltimore to look at the strange ritual performed by the secret admirer of the writer: a figure dressed in all black , with a cane adorned with a black knob, appears at the cemetery, makes a toast and leaves, leaving three red roses and an open bottle of Hennessy cognac. This tradition only emphasizes the mystery of the creative and life path of Edgar Allan Poe, which is reflected in almost every of his literary works " .

E. Poe is a romantic writer, poet, essayist, literary critic and editor, a restless soul. His view of the world is pessimistic, and his consciousness is tragic. In his stories, young beauties die for some reason. He was the king of hoaxes. Rejected the ideals of the new bourgeois America. He suffered from addiction to alcohol and bouts of depression. At the same time, according to the memoirs of a contemporary, he worked a lot: you could go to him at any time of the day and catch him at work. He wrote on music sheets cut in half, gluing them along the short edge, resulting in a long roll. He brought his manuscripts to perfection. He is considered the founder of the genres of detective, adventure literature, mystical novel, science fiction, decadent prose, and only the lazy do not know his "Nevermore" from the poem "The Raven". His prose was highly regarded by Jules Verne, Conan Doyle and Lovecraft. Before his death, the writer said: "Lord, help my poor soul."

In the list of 20 major poets of America, the Arzamas edition put Edgar Allan Poe in first place. In Nabokov's "Lolita" the name of Poe and allusions to his works occur two dozen times. Critics find similarities between Humbert Humbert and Poe.

Some facts from the life of the great English playwright Sir Edgar Allan Poe.

1. Few people know that initially Edgar had a completely different specialization, he began his professional career as an anatomy teacher at one of the local universities. Working with human remains, skulls and bones inspired him to write his dark stories.
2. His best friend and life partner Abraham Lincoln always supported Poe, especially in his new endeavors. It was Lincoln who was one of the first to read the stories of the beginning playwright and convinced him of his immense talent. Lincoln also provided money for the publication of the first collection of Poe.
3. Edgar was very fond of the French language, wrote a lot in it and about the French in particular, for which he received the love of this people. They showed their respect by erecting a monument in his honor on one of the streets of Paris.

Details - in the group "Eight" in VK