Chapter 94 Retired at West Point

Retired at West Point On January 28, 1831, the authorities of the West Point Military Academy in the United States held a military jurisprudence The court announced the expulsion of a student who had been in the school for only six months, and was charged with twice missing the assigned drill. He neglected to report on time, guard and various duties of the surgery department, and directly violated the duties of the duty officer twice in a row. The command.This measure is nothing to the history of West Point Military Academy, but one future officer is missing; But it is a great decision for the history of American literature, because in this way, the poor and weak America

A great poet and novelist has been added to the history of Chinese literature. This West Point graduate is none other than Edgar Allan Poe.He is an excellent lyric poet, A first-rate short story writer and, moreover, the founder of the modern detective story.As Sherlock Holmes The world-famous British Sir Conan Doyle admitted that without the hint and inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe's works, He might not have been able to write Sherlock Holmes at all. Edgar Allan Poe was born in January 1809, and this year (1959) is the 100th year of his birth fiftieth anniversary.Poe's literary reputation is greater in Europe than in America.great french poet bo

Terrell loves to read Edgar Allan Poe's works the most. He has translated his poems and written his biography.Edgar Allan Poe The poetic theory he wrote had deeply influenced the French Symbolist poets, from Baudelaire, Mallarme, until The great modern French poet Vladimir Van Lech, their theories about writing poetry are all based on the ancestor Edgar Allan Poe. The Soviets are also avid readers of Edgar Allan Poe's works. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of his birth, At the beginning of this year, a memorial service was held in his honor and a new translation was published.

Edgar Allan Poe's life was full of poverty and setbacks.His parents died when he was three years old, and he became an orphan. son, raised by a wealthy tobacco merchant, Mr. Ellen.The "Ellen" on Edgar Allan Poe's name today, That's where it comes from.Edgar Allan Poe has been fond of literature since he was a child, and his talent is outstanding.His adoptive father asked him to study business Everyone, he would rather leave this rich family, live alone, make a living by writing, and live a life of indulging in poetry and wine. Uninhibited life, Ellen Poe wrote literary reviews and novels for many newspapers and publications in the United States at that time.

During this period, he even became a mercenary, relying on "food and salary" to make ends meet. He married his younger cousin, Virginia, in 1837.Virginia was only thirteen at the time, no Being of the legal age for marriage, he had to lie in front of the priest.The two are very affectionate, but Virginia Weakened and tormented by Poe's poverty and dissolute life, she died in 1842 He contracted lung disease in 2010. In winter, there was no fuel at home, so he had to wrap up in his husband's old coat and hug a cat. He kept warm, and finally died young in 1847. The death of his beloved wife was the biggest blow to Poe, and he became more and more intoxicated.two years later,

A mournful mourning poem was left behind: "Annabelle Lee" also died in the winter of 1849.