Poe wanted to study ancient languages at the then newly opened University of Virginia........but his benefactor no longer gave him money.......

Edgar Allan Poe, City of Charlottesville

xroads.virginia.edu/~ma04/kane/thesis/eap13wr.htm

 

At U.Va., Poe studied in the Schools of Ancient and Modern Languages. ... "Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)—writer, poet, and critic—-was born in Boston, Mass.

Poe as a student - The Raven Society - University of Virginia Alumni ...

aig.alumni.virginia.edu/raven/poe-resources/poe-as-a-student/

 

 

University of Virginia

Edgar Allan Poe enrolled at the University on February 14, 1826, the 136th of 177 ... He attended classes in the Schools of Ancient and Modern Languages,