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The present paper aims to show some aspects of Edgar Allan Poe’s life as well as to describe the historical context in which this poet, short-story and essay writer lived. The biography of this North-American author is permeated by uncertainties, doubts and mystery, features that the writer transposes to his texts, thus creating a fantastic atmosphere which, most of the time, is beyond human understanding.

O estudo mostra alguns aspectos da vida de Edgar Allan Poe e situa o contexto histórico do qual fez parte o contista, poeta e ensaísta. A biografia do autor norte-americano é permeada de dúvidas, incertezas e mistérios que o escritor transporta para seus textos, criando um ambiente fantástico que, muitas vezes, foge ao racionalismo humano.