Claim: Edgar Allan Poe was illiterate.
Evidence: Edgar Allan Poe -LRB- -LSB- poʊ -RSB- born Edgar Poe ; January 19 , 1809 -- October 7 , 1849 -RRB- was an American writer , editor , and literary critic.
Literary criticism -LRB- or literary studies -RRB- is the study , evaluation , and interpretation of literature.