Murders in the Rue Morgue

Edgar Allen Poe is considered the father of the modern enigma novel as well as a premier brusk story spellr and poet. While it may not be CSI, his novella Murders in the Rue Morgue also discussed rudimentary forensics with detectives discovering that hair odd on the murder victims is not human. Not bad for a big cat born almost 200 years ago. Poe was the son of an actress, born in Boston in 1809. He attended the University of Virginia after being embossed by the Allen family after his mother dies.In his short life, Poe developed a beverage and drug habit (Wilson) and his have it off to disease. Poe lived only 40 years, but was prolific, paper some of the best-known horror short stories of all time. Most children put forward up shivering to the tales of The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum and as adults, the equally depress tales of The Cask of Amontillado and Hop-Frog inspire horror. His gothic writing style created horror and love with a deep atmosphere, with p oems give care Annabelle Lee.And, stories like The Masque of the florid Death are both social and historical commentary on the plight of the plague victims. His poem The Conqueror Worm also dialogue about the struggle of good versus evil. Part of the appeal of the works of Poe is that he is so diverse. Though best known for the poem The Raven, stories like The Murders in the Rue Morgue show the diversity of his abilities. The ability to write mystery stories and horror is not a given and his works gave go up to ideas that would later become the industry standard.For example, the idea of hiding in homely sight developed out of the short story The Purloined Letter. The truly concept of forensics was introduced in the Rue Morgue and Poe was also a major force in the development of the detective novel. Perhaps the most elicit aspect of Poes life and works was that his life was marred by tragedy. His lover, a cousin, died within two years of their marriage and his mother died ma n he was young. His dark and tragic life is blamed and credited for his genius.Whether his song can be put down to the fleeting fantasy of laudanum induced hallucinations or the words of a tortured soul, no wiz can say. What we can say is that Poe is one of the first truly bulky American writers. WORKS CITED Girando, Robert. Welcome to PoeStories. Com http//www. poemuseum. org/, October 29, 2007. Poe Museum , October 29, 2007. Wilson, James Southall. Poes Life http//www. poemuseum. org/poes_life/index. html, October 29, 2007.