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Introduction
Edgar Allan Poe, (born January 19, 1809 —died October 7, 1849), was an American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor who is famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre. His tale The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) initiated the modern detective story, and the atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivaled in American fiction. His The Raven (1845) numbers among the best-known poems in the national literature.
Biography
- Poe Museum. (2014). Poe's life. Retrieved from https://www.poemuseum.org/life.php
This versatile writer’s oeuvre includes short stories, poetry, a novel, a textbook, a book of scientific theory, and hundreds of essays and book reviews. He is widely acknowledged as the inventor of the modern detective story and an innovator in the science fiction genre, but he made his living as America’s first great literary critic and theoretician. - A&E Television Networks. (2016, November 14). Edgar Allan Poe biography. Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/edgar-allan-poe-9443160American writer, poet and critic Edgar Allan Poe is famous for his tales and poems of horror and mystery, including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Raven."
Poe's Work
- Poe, E. A. (1846). The philosophy of composition. Graham’s Magazine, 28(4), 163-167. Retrieved from http://www.eapoe.org/works/essays/philcomp.htm
This article outline's Poe's theory on the composition of the short story. - Poe, E. A. (1841, July). A few words on secret writing. Graham’s Magazine, 19, 33-38. Retrieved from http://www.eapoe.org/works/essays/fwsw0741.htm
Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. - Rosenheim, S. (1989). "The king of `secret readers'": Edgar Poe, cryptography, and the origins of the detective story. ELH, 56(2), 375-400.In December of 1839 Edgar Allan Poe began submitting a series of short, unsigned pieces on cryptography and conundrums to a short-lived Philadelphia newspaper, Alexander's Weekly Messenger.
The Edgar Allan Poe Review
Via the JSTOR database, we have access to the 2000-2012 issues of The Edgar Allan Poe Review. If there is a relevant article in the 2013-present issues, please email library@scotch.wa.edu.au with the article details and we can purchase it for you.
The Edgar Allan Poe Review publishes scholarly essays on and creative responses to Edgar Allan Poe, his life, works, and influence and provides a forum for the informal exchange of information on Poe-related events.
Definitions
- GothicAdjective - noting or pertaining to a style of literature characterized by a gloomy setting, grotesque, mysterious, or violent events, and an atmosphere of degeneration and decay.
- RomanticismNoun - a movement in the arts and literature which originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.