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In Search of Edgar Allan Poe

Season 1

2 episodes · May 8, 2024

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  • S1E1

    Part 1

    May 8, 202488m

    Despite a difficult upbringing, Poe discovers his true calling as a writer and marries his beloved Virginia. He invents the detective genre. He shapes the modern short story. Yet he struggles with poverty, alcohol, and an impulse for self-destruction.

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  • S1E2

    Part 2

    May 8, 202498m

    Poe's young wife suffers a fatal disease, compelling him to write "Masque of the Red Death" and "The Raven." He pioneers science fiction, and pens a cosmic prose poem, but dies tragically at 40. This part examines Poe's final days and impact on later writers.

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