How has religion influenced Edgar Allan Poe?

Answer 1

Edgar Allan Poe's writing often explores themes of death, loss, and the afterlife, which can be attributed to his interest in the supernatural and the influence of religious beliefs on his work. Poe's upbringing in a religious household also impacted his writing style, as seen in his use of Christian symbolism and themes of guilt and redemption in his stories and poems. Overall, religion played a significant role in shaping Poe's dark and complex literary style.

Answer 2

Poe was a Monist. He believed the universe was all One, and this One was God. He explains this in his cosmological essay, "Eureka."

--Added: Poe was most likely a Protestant. He is recorded attending various churches throughout his lifetime, but was not known to formally be a member of any. He made no concrete statement as to which denomination, if any in particular, he followed, however he was known to play cards with Jesuit priests. Poe carried a bible with him and it was believed to be in his trunk when he died.

It is imperative to understand most of his writing was fiction and should be considered as such. One of the primary complaints Poe voiced against Fiction was the growing trend, during his life, of over-analyzing what was mere fiction.

More information can be found at the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore linked below. he was a christian

Answer 3

answer 1:

It is hard to answer this question ,but I would say no. He showed no signs of faith in God. But that's my opinion I'm still a fan ,but of course we may never know in this life.

answer 2:

i don't think he was. he seemed very dark and demonic. he had shown no signs of being a Christian or believing in God. still a fan of his work tho! he's one of my favorite poets-authors.

answer 3:

"A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made - not to understand - but to feel - as crime." ~Edgar Allan Poe

So most likely according to this quote, yes. I have found much more evidence in various poems that support this statement as well. However as the previous answers suggest, there is much evidence that says he was not... To be honest, I think he may have been a Christian despite his dark themes and elements (it is merely a style of writing).

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i think he repented to God.

even though his life was filled with sin,

he repented to God sayin," ..Bless my poor soul" or something

so its hard...

Answer 5:

Look at the following extract from one his writings on Poetry. It seems that, at least, he believed in something beyond the present earthy life, and maybe it was a modified form of Christianity or belief in God:

"It is no mere appreciation of the Beauty before us, but a wild effort to reach the Beauty above. Inspired by an ecstatic prescience of the glories beyond the grave, we struggle by multiform combinations among the things and thoughts of Time to attain a portion of that Loveliness whose very elements perhaps appertain to eternity alone. And thus when by Poetry, or when by Music, the most entrancing of the poetic moods, we find ourselves melted into tears, we weep then, not as the Abbate Gravina supposes, through excess of pleasure, but through a certain petulant, impatient sorrow at our inability to grasp now, wholly, here on earth, at once and for ever, those divine and rapturous joys of which through the poem, or through the music, we attain to but brief and indeterminate glimpses."

Answer 4

in his short story, the red death, a supernatural avenger arrives to deliver judgment to the master of a vile palace. The tone is reminiscent of the Old Testament. Furthermore, his poetic devices are similar to those of The Bible.

Answer 5

A common assumption about Poe is that he was an atheist, though none of Poe's writings confirm or deny this.

Answer 6

He was Christian.