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Annabel Lee. Edgar Allen Poe. Warm-Up. Background. Poe’s life was as tragic as what he describes in his literary works. The one bright shining star was his wife, Virginia. She died of tuberculosis, the same illness that took his mother when he was 2.
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Annabel Lee Edgar Allen Poe
Background • Poe’s life was as tragic as what he describes in his literary works. • The one bright shining star was his wife, Virginia. She died of tuberculosis, the same illness that took his mother when he was 2. • Later his foster mom died from the same disease.