We have MANY books which will answer your questions about Edgar Allen Poe and US History during the time of his life.  Please don't forget to use our print materials.  Finally, you can look at our online resources: Encyclopedia Britannica, and World Book.

1. ¿Qué pasaba en los Estados Unidos entre 1809 y 1849? ¿Cuáles eran los pensamientos de los hombres en esa época?

   	Timeline from 1800 to 1849
   	Making of America A digital library of primary sources in 19th-century American social history from the antebellum period through Reconstruction.
   	History: 1800s A general information page with many links on the subject from About.com.
   	The US - Mexican War, 1846-1848 From the Descendants of the Mexican War, contains history, images, maps,
   	historic sites, reading list, chronology, and statistics.
   	Religion in 19th century America Information on this book dealing with 19th Century USA religion.
   	19th Century America
   	Nineteenth century inventions 1800 to 1899 - Inventions of the 1800s
   	Emmeline Grangerford's Scrapbook Study of the American Way of Death in the Victorian era. Includes an examination of views on death, spiritualism, the mourning process, obituaries, postmortem photography, memorial photography, posthumous mourning paintings, funerary practices, and epitaphs.
   	19th-Century American Children and What They Read A site devoted to American children and their literature from 1800-1872, featuring texts of children's books and magazines of the period, particularly works by Samuel G. Goodrich.

2. ¿Qué es el movimiento romántico? ¿Cuándo y dónde surgió? ¿Cuáles son los autores más representativos? al menos dos colombianos, dos europeos, dos norteamericanos. Características de este movimiento.

   	The Rise of Romanticism A history of the Romantic movement in France.
   	British Literature of the Romantic Era Information about British women writers of the Romantic era and links to external sites on the Romantics.

3. Biografía de Edgar Alan Poe

   	Knowing Poe Explore Poe’s Baltimore through this highly engaging site that includes audio readings and an interactive timeline.
   	E. A. Poe Society of Baltimore General topics, works, lectures and articles.
   	Edgar Allan Poe Museum An online Poe museum.

4. ¿Que es la Literatura y cuáles sus características? Cuáles son los géneros literarios y sus características.

   	Guía de literatura
   	Literatura
   	¿Que sabe de literatura?

5. ¿Por qué es importante la literatura?

   	Why is literature important?
   	This is really something each person should answer for themselves...

6. Nombrar lo Movimientos Literarios más importantes con dos o tres características, dos autores y sus obras representativas. Incluir Colombianos.

   	Gothic Undercurrents: Instructor Overview Essay on the American Gothic movement of the nineteenth century, with a timeline, bibliography, and teachers' notes.
   	Luminarium.org Aniina Jokinen's scholarly and entertaining take on Medieval, Renaissance and 17th century English literature: Texts, essays and articles, illustrations and music.
   	Literary Movements Basically American Literature
   	Literature > Periods and Movements in the Yahoo! Directory

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