简介：Descendintothedarkworldandtragiclifeofthemelancholyauthorwhoistheuncontestedmasterofthemacabreandhearexcerptsfromhisfamousworks.　　ThelegendofEdgarAllanPoeisfarfromthereality,aswelearninA&E'sBiographyseriesdocumentaryofhislife.Themuchmisunderstoodauthorisgivenafairlookinthis50minuteoverview.Theybringusthesad,brokenPoe,stumblingthroughlecturesandreadings,buttheyalsoshowusagoodmanwholovedliteratureandwantedtosucceedasawriter.　　AnystudentofPoehasbeeninundatedwithmacabre,morbidtalesofinvolvingdeadwomen,drugabuseandaffairs.Whatisdisregardedbyearlybiographersarethefactsbetweenthetales.Hecraftedstorieswithcarefulexcellence,dependingontechnique,andnotthelackofsobriety.Hedrewfromhispersonallife,butalsofabricatedcomplexfantasiesthatbecamethemodelforStephenKing,ArthurConanDoyle,AgathaChristieandothers.HispoetrycaughttheattentionofEuropeangreatslikeCharlesBaudelaireandMihalyBabits,who,inturn,translatedPoe'sworksfortheworld.　　WeseewherePoelivedan,andhearnotonlyfromhisliteraryworks,buthislettersandthewritingsofthosewhoknewhim.WeareabletoattainasensethatPoewasnotamonsteronlybroodinginhiswoes,butafamilymanwholongedtoremainwithVirginia,wholivedwith,ashewrotein"AnnabelLee,""nootherthoughtthantoloveandbelovedbyme."　　Theaffectofthetragedieswhichsurroundedhimareexplored,fromhispoorrelationshipwithhisadoptivefathertothemanydeathsoflovedones,losttotuberculosis.Manymenwouldhavebeenenfeebledtowrite,butPoetookhissadnessandexpresseditasliteraryart.　　Ifullyrecommend"Biography-EdgarAllanPoe:TheMysteryofEdgarAllenPoe."Hislifehasthelegendaryelementsofscandalandaddiction,buttoknowPoebetter,itisimportanttolearnbeyondtheclicheslike"masterofthemacabre."ThisDVDdoesthat.　　AnthonyTrendl　　editor,HungarianBookstore.com…