Edgar Allen Poe's death is a mysterious case as is the stories he had written for the people. Poe left this world with a mystery and left us wondering what caused his death. The circumstances surrounding his departure cast a veil of uncertainty, but, there is one compelling theory that suggests the flu caused his death. Poe was found in the gutter outside of a Baltimore pub on October 3rd, 1849. The poet was found incoherent, unable to move, and wearing someone else's dirty clothes, and 4 days later on October 7th Poe passed away. In the article "Even in death, Edgar Allan Poe remains a mystery" by Tracy Mumford she states "After being rescued from the gutter, Poe spent four days in a delirious haze, wracked by hallucinations He was unable …show more content…
By examining evidence and historical context, we aim to believe that Poe's death was a result of the flu. Additionally, Poe's death could've been caused by the flu because of the state he was found in. Poe was found in the gutter with oversized soiled clothes that were not his. Read the article "How Did Edgar Allan Poe Die? Inside The Mysterious Demise Of The Famed Gothic Writer" written by Katie Serena states "When he was found wandering outside a local pub, Poe was wearing heavily soiled, shabby clothing that was not his own.". This evidence tells us that the state he was found in could have been the flu. Because of the cold rainy weather in Baltimore, Poe could have changed his clothes to feel more comfortable and endure the weather. So, this is why Poe's reason for death was the flu. Finally, Poe's death could have been caused by the flu due to his hallucinations and physical state before he passed. Read the article "How Did Edgar Allan Poe …show more content…
This could've been the reason why Poe was found in the state he was in, and how it has passed. Some might argue that Poe's death was caused by something else, such as a brain tumor, which was the reason why there was a calcified mass in his brain. But I believe that the reason why Poe died was due to the flu, Poe was found in a very fragile state and showed many signs of the flu such as hallucinations, weakness, and fever. We have to keep in mind that the flu back then would affect others more due to the less advanced medicine which would explain why a simple flu could've killed poe. In conclusion, I believe Poe's cause of death was the flu. His death is still left as a mystery, which compares to his amazing poems. Through the examination and exploration of Poe's mysterious death, this leaves me to conclude that Poe's death was caused by the flu. But we have to keep in mind that Poe's death could have been lost of possibilities, the records of his death were not fully accurate due to the lack of techniques and technology we have today to solve the deaths of many and we have to consider the limits of records from the
Edgar Allen Poe, a mysterious man, died in a mysterious way. He could have been murdered. He could have died from a some type of disease. He was found dead outside of a public house laying on the ground in an alleyway. This essay will explain the ways that Edgar Allen poe could have died. I believe he was murdered. More people believe that he was killed by disease.
Although there are several theories as to how Edgar Allan Poe died, I think he died from a practice called cooping which involved excessive alcohol ingestion as well. Cooping was a form of electoral fraud where victims are forced to wear disguises, do drugs and drink alcohol and then vote numerous times. Most of the theories involving Poe’s death have been discredited. The cooping theory is one of the most likely ones to have happened. In comparison to other theories, this one is considered likely to be true. There are just too many discrepancies in the other theories to be identified as true.
Edgar Allan Poe was setting out for Baltimore. On October third a man named Joseph Walker had found Poe lying outside by Gunners hall, not normally dressed and unconscious. Poe was unaware of surroundings and was fatigue. Joseph had made contact with a doctor and had sent Poe to the hospital. Four days later Poe had died in the hospital. No scientist had figured out the true reason why Poe died, and we will never actually know because no one had an autopsy for Poe after his death. Many people believed he died of alcoholism, rabies, brain tumor, and the flu, but all of these add up to meningitis and encephalitis.
His life has the same effect on people as his fiction. One can never be too sure of the accuracy of events, nor the reasons behind them. Poe died at the young age of forty. His death is one of the biggest puzzles in American history. Some critics claim he was drunk, others say he was drugged, and now a new wave say he was trying to commit suicide.
Poe could have died of alcohol poisoning, but doesn't explain his five-day disappearance and his change of clothing. Since alcohol has been a big problem in his life, Edgar could have just been tempted to drink after not having it for a while and just got out of hand. The alcohol theory was propagated by Snodgrass after Poe's death. Snodgrass was a member of the temperance movement and gave lectures across the country. Snodgrass said binge drinking caused the death of Edgar Allan Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe was a 19th century author and poet who was famous for many short stories such as “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Telltale Heart”. His most famous work being the poem, “The Raven”. In 1849, Poe mysteriously died in a hospital after acting strangely in a bar. Many sources agree that he died of some form of cerebral inflammation, but agreements stop on the topic of how it happened. Many different theories arise, such as disease from weather exposure, or alcohol poisoning. Later on, a new theory arised, stating that Poe died of rabies. The theory suggests that Poe suffered from a bite or scratch many months before, and symptoms began to show after he forgot about the injury. Edgar Allan Poe died of rabies, and can be proven by the recorded symptoms in the hospital, his behavior at the tavern and at the hospital, and evidence for the lack of a bite mark or memory of one.
Edgar Allan Poe was a son of traveling actors that soon his father left the family behind. Which then his beautiful mother passed away in a theatrical room in Virginia.At the age of three he was a foster child.Which then he was brought into the Allan family which his parents were pleased with him.They really liked how he was athletic and was able to get great scholarships.Poe attended the University of Virginia but, soon he dropped out of huge gambling debts.Edgar Allan Poe’s final days has been a mystery since no one really knows how he died. Lots of people have been writing stories on how he possibly died but, we don’t know if they are true. His death has been a cliffhanger ever since people have been writing stories on how he must have
...of evidence points to the fact that he began to drink and fell into the hands of a gang of repeaters who probably gave him drugged liquor and voted him. On October third he was found by Dr. James E. Snodgrass, an old friend, in a, horrible condition at a low tavern in Lombard Street. Summoning a relative of Poe, Dr. Snodgrass had the now unconscious and dying poet taken in a carriage to the Washington Hospital and put into the care of Dr. J. J. Moran, the resident physician. Several days of delirium ensued with only a few intervals of partial consciousness. He called repeatedly for one "Reynolds," and gave vent to every indication of utter despair. Finally on Sunday morning, October 7, 1849, "He became quiet and seemed to rest for a short time. Then, gently, moving his head, he said, 'Lord help my poor soul.'" As he had lived so he died—in great misery and tragedy.
Dementia is a disease that affects the brain’s function of thinking and behavior, and in some cases language and judgment. The disease was proven to interfere with the ability to control emotions and behavior, which explains Poe’s self-destructive mind that lead to his attempt of suicide preceding his wife, Virginia’s, death.(NINDS 1) Poe’s dementia was progressive, meaning that his condition worsened throughout his life. A combination of Poe’s drinking habits and a manic depression could have contributed to this. The slight differences in Poe’s writing demonstrate the progression of mental decline. For example, his writing progresses from his early writing’s appreciation of tragic mysteries of life to an almost pure obsession of death.(Merriman 1)
Edgar Allan Poe was a child whose life was riddled with pain from the beginning. By the age of two his father had already fled the house and his mother had died in a circus accident. Then suddenly his life made a change for the good he was adopted by a rich family who cared about him. Edgar’s death though still clouded, by shroudery was apparently caused by the alcohol that he had consumed that fateful night. Alcohol had always left an impression in his life through the good and the bad he was known to be an alcoholic.
...wrote poems the way he did. When he and his wife Virginia were still alive, they found out from a doctor’s record that a doctor checking up on Virginia found out that Poe had a brain fever. From that finding, rumors of epilepsy and diabetes spread. Eventually the disproved of him ever having rabies since hydrophobia ceased to exist.
On September 28, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe arrived in Baltimore, Maryland to take a train to Philadelphia. What was supposed to be a brief stop over turned into an eternity. What caused the death of "the father of the detective story"? The possible scenarios surrounding the events that lead up to his death are the cause of many magazine articles, books, and even recent medical studies. Although no one really knows what happened to Edgar Alan Poe, there are over twenty different theories about what might have happened to him. I will discuss the four major theories of what Edgar Allan Poe's cause of death was.
Edgar Allan Poe had a devastating childhood and a dark life as an adult. He was born January 19,1809, under the name of Edgar Poe. His father soon abandoned Poe and his fate is unknown. When Poe was two years old his mother died. John Allan who was part of the Ellis and Allan Tobacco Merchants then adopted him. Poe attended many schools because he could never manage to stay in one school very long. In 1826, he went to the University of Virginia for not even one year and was kicked out because he never paid his gambling debts. Poe started living a dark life after he was kicked out because he had to live on the streets. He married his 13-year-old cousin Virginia Clemm in 1836. He was happy until 1847 when Virginia Clemm died. He was so unhappy that a year later he attempted suicide. The circumstances of Poe’s death remain a mystery. But after a visit to Norfolk and Richmond for lectures, he was found in Baltimore in a pitiable condition and taken unconscious to a hospital where he died on Sunday, October 7, 1849. He was buried in the yard of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland.
Edgar Allan Poe was found outside of a Baltimore pub, lying in the gutter, on October 3, 1849. He was incoherent and in different, dirty clothes belonging to another person. He was last seen a week ago, on his way to Philadelphia. Poe died on October 7th, 1849, and in the days between being discovered and his death, he was unable to regain coherentness fully, spending his last days in a hallucinic haze. There are many theories regarding his death, many theorizing it had to do with a relapse of alcohol, some sort of disease like influenza or rabies, murder, brain tumor, etc.
...engagement was broken off. Edgar returned to Richmond in 1989 hoping to find financial support for his own journal, but was unsuccessful. He, however, reunited with Elmira, his first love, who had been widowed, and they re-engaged. Edgar, then, sailed from Richmond to Baltimore in Oct. 1849. A short time later, Edgar Allan Poe was found outside a polling place, in a state of delirium. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and died several days later on October 7th, 1849, at the age of forty.