Bedtime watching - I decided it's time to learn about Poe.
Out of the three authors I've been investigating so far, Poe's life is probably the most well-documented. He's a household name and there's a lot of information out there about him.
He's also been the easiest of the three authors' work to access in libraries. My local library only has one book about Leonora Carrington (and it's already on loan), and one book about Kafka (which I'm currently borrowing), whilst I don't even need to search for Poe to know that under the 'P' section in adult literature, there will be several volumes of his fiction.
I've heard that his biography was written by one of his literary competitors, so the content is biased, selling an inaccurate depiction of Edgar Allan Poe.
So I'm trying to find more reliable sources. I guess the only way is to hear them all and then make my own mind up. Get a completely well-rounded perspective.
I'm starting with this documentary from the BBC.
Personality
Context
Women
Death
Audience
This documentary claims that Poe tried to 'control his readers' - an example of his psychological
power
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