LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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Question
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Edgar Allen Poe’s life included all except:
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spells of depression and madness
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health and fortitude
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Death
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excessive gambling and debt
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Poe was the first American writer to live completely off of his earnings from writing. But for most of Poe’s adulthood, he struggled to financially support himself and his family. Unfortunately, by this time, his wife Virginia began exhibiting symptoms of tuberculosis.
Detailed explanation-2: -He published several masterpieces, some of which include references to neurological diseases. Poe suffered from recurrent depression, suggesting a bipolar disorder, as well as alcohol and drug abuse, which in fact led to his death from complications related to alcoholism.
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