Following the death of his mother, Edgar Poe became the ward of a rich family, the Allans. His foster father hoped to guide Edgar towards a productive and responsible role in society, but the teen's desire, no, the existential need to write poetry created a rift between them that could not be mended. Inspired by the muse Lenore that proves to be real, Poe heads to university, but his father is witholding funds from him and refuses to pay the full tuition, leaving Poe in the throes of poverty and starvation.
Struggling to make ends meet and put food on his table, Poe goes from bad to worse as he gambles away the little money he has. Meanwhile, he continues to write feverishly, and Lenore haunts his days and nights. Is Poe condemned to settle for his foster father's desired path for him, or can he make a break and lead his own poetic life?
No comments:
Post a Comment