'There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the
proportions' (Biography on Poe 8). Edgar Alan Poe endured a very difficult
life and this is evident in his literary style. He was once titled the 'master of
the macabre.' One of the aspects in his life with which he struggled was
social isolation. He used this as a topic in a number of poems and short
stories. Poe's life was also filled with periods of fear and irrationality. He
had a very sensitive side when it came to the female gender, any woman he
was ever close to died at an early age. Another of his major battles…
