Yebo namuhla kunjalo 19 ngoJanuwari, usuku olukhulu lwezincwadi zomhlaba wonke ngoba U-Edgar Allan Poe uhlanganisa iminyaka engama-209. Kepha ingunaphakade layo lokho akulutho. Ingwazi yaseBoston isekhona, kumanoveli, izindaba nasezinkondlweni zayo. Sekukhulunywe kakhulu, kufundwe, kwahlaziywa futhi kwaxoxwa ngakho ngePoe kangangokuba kungakuhle kakhulu ukuqhubeka nokuyifunda. Jabulela izingqinamba nokwesabeka njengothando nothando olutholakala kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe. Ngonyaka odlule kwakungu ukuhalalisela kwami ​​kokuqala kuPoe kule bhulogi nakulesi sesibili kukhumbula eminye yemishwana yakhe.

Edgar Allan Poe

Umbhali, imbongi, umgxeki nentatheli yezothandoAbazali bakhe, abalingisi beshashalazi abahambahambayo, bashona esemncane kakhulu. Ukhuliswe ngumngani womndeni, UJohn Allan, okuthi noma engavumelani naye angakwazanga ukuvimba uPoe ukuthi ashiye umsebenzi wakhe azinikele ekubhalweni. Ngemuva kokuthuthela ku- Boston waqala ukuthumela ngokungaziwa. Lapho waba ngumhleli waleli phephandaba Isilayezi saseBaltimore eseningizimu, futhi washada ngo-1835 (oneminyaka engu-26) nomzala wakhe omncane UVirginia Clemm (uneminyaka engu-13 kuphela ubudala) .ç

Ukuthi wagula sofuba kungabeka uphawu uqobo lwalo uqobo umlingiswa ocindezelayo Kusuka kumbhali. Ukukhathazeka okukhulu ngokugula komkakhe kwamholela otshwaleni nasezidakamizweni. Ngisho nangemva kokufa kwakhe, uPoe uzame ukuzibulala ne-laudanum kepha wayiphalaza wakwazi ukululama.

Kodwa-ke, utshwala nezidakamizwa kwakungasamshiyi. UPoe ushonele ngaphakathi Baltimore ngeminyaka engama-40 kuphela. Imbangela ngqo yokufa kwakhe ayikaze icaciswe futhi phakathi kwezinye izizathu, kucatshangelwa ikholera, izidakamizwa, isifo senhliziyo, isifo sofuba, noma ngisho nokuzama ukuzibulala kwesibili, okwenze kahle. Mhlawumbe bonke.

Eminye yemishwana yakhe

Lawa kwakungamazwi akhe abhekiswa kuye Ubabekazi uMaria Clemm ngemuva kokulahlekelwa ngumfazi ngesifo sofuba.

Singafa kuphela ndawonye. Manje akusizi ukubonisana nami; Angisakwazi ukuyithatha, kufanele ngife. Kusukela ngithumele Eureka, Anginaso isifiso sokuqhubeka ngiphila. Angikwazi ukuqeda noma yini enye. Ngempilo yakho yothando ibimnandi, kepha kufanele sife ndawonye. (…) Selokhu ngaba lapha, ngake ngaba sejele kanye ngenxa yokudakwa, kodwa ngaleso sikhathi angizange ngidakwe. Kwakungenxa yeVirginia.

Kepha kwakukhona eminye imishwana eminingi esaziyo sonke. Unjani:

"Ukuphela kwendlela umuntu angagcina ngayo inkululeko yakhe ukuthi ahlale ekulungele ukuyifela."

"Emculweni mhlawumbe yilapho umphefumulo usondela kakhulu enhlosweni enkulu oyilwelayo lapho ugqozi lomuzwa wenkondlo: ukwenziwa kobuhle obungaphezu kwemvelo."

"Isayensi ayikasifundisi ukuthi ubuhlanya yibona obuphambili yini kwezobunhloli."

"Uma bengingacelwa ukuthi ngichaze igama elithi ubuciko ngamagama ambalwa, bengingakubiza ngokuthi ukukhiqizwa kwalokho izinzwa ezikubona endalweni ngeveli lomphefumulo."

"Ukufa kuthathwa ngesibindi ubuso nobuso bese kumenyelwa isiphuzo."

"Idimoni lobubi lingelinye lamathambo okuqala enhliziyo yomuntu."

"Noma ngabe yibuphi ubuzali babo, ubuhle, ekukhuleni kwabo okuphezulu, nakanjani kuyengela imiphefumulo ebucayi izinyembezi."

"I-saner iyona eyamukela ukuhlanya kwayo."

"Ngaba yisihlanya, ngezikhawu ezinde zokuhlanya okusabisayo."

"Akunakwenzeka ukucabanga umbukwane onesihibe ukwedlula lowo womuntu okopelayo."

"Ubuhle banoma yiluphi uhlobo ekubonakalisweni kwayo okuphezulu ngokungangabazeki bujabulisa umphefumulo obucayi izinyembezi."

"Injabulo ayikho kwisayensi, kodwa ekutholeni isayensi."

"Ezinhliziyweni zamadoda anobudedengu kunezintambo ezingathintwa ngaphandle kwemizwa."

"Izinwele ezimhlophe yizinqolobane zesikhathi esedlule."

"Labo abaphupha emini bayazazi izinto eziningi ezeqa labo abaphupha ebusuku kuphela."

"Mhlawumbe yiyona ndlela elula yalolu daba eholela ekutheni senze iphutha."

"Ukushona kowesifazane omuhle ngaleyo ndlela akungabazeki ukuthi kuyisihloko esinezinkondlo kakhulu emhlabeni, futhi ngokufanayo akungabazeki ukuthi izindebe ezifanele kakhulu kuleso sihloko yilezo zesithandwa esifelwe."

"Impilo yangempela yomuntu ijabule ikakhulukazi ngoba uhlala elindele ukuthi ibe maduze."

"Izimo ezine zenjabulo: uthando lomuntu wesifazane, impilo emoyeni ovulekile, ukungabikho kwazo zonke izifiso nokwakhiwa kobuhle obusha"

Ungalokothi ubalekele uthando; izokubamba.

"Yonke imisebenzi yobuciko kumele iqale ... ekugcineni."

"Angiyesabi ingozi nhlobo, kodwa umphumela wokugcina: ukwesaba."

"Kukhona okuthile othandweni lokupha nokuzidela lwesilwane olufinyelela ngqo enhliziyweni yalowo ovame ukunambitha ubungani bamanga nokwethembeka komuntu okuntekenteke."