"When one reads a piece of literature, one must ignore the world surrounding the literature, and focus solely on the world surrounding the literature."The many writings of Edgar Allan Poe disprove this statement. Poes fortunate experiences provided the creativity for some of his most prominent pieces of work, which included "The Raven", "Annabel Lee", and "To Helen". If one ignores the man and his world, one loses a deeper comprehension of his work. A …showed first 75 words of 575 total…

…showed last 75 words of 575 total…to the point that to understand Poe as a writer it is important to know him as a man. In conclusion, Poe made huge differences in peoples aspects of writing. He proved that to know the man before reading the literature compels a better understanding of the literature. I guess you can say Poes insanity helped him out as a writer. It made him greatly mysterious and gave people a better understanding of his literature.