Murders in the Rue Morgue

Edgar Allen Poe is considered the father of the modern mystery sassy as well as a premier short story writer and poet. While it may not be CSI, his novella Murders in the Rue Morgue also discussed rudimentary forensics with researchers discovering that hair left field on the murder victims is not human. Not bad for a guy born almost cc years ago. Poe was the son of an actress, born in Boston in 1809. He attended the University of Virginia after cosmos raised by the Allen family after his mother dies.In his short life, Poe developed a drinking and drug array (Wilson) and his love to disease. Poe lived only 40 years, but was prolific, writing some of the best-known curse short stories of every(prenominal) time. Most children grow up shivering to the tales of The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum and as adults, the equally chilling tales of The caskful of Amontillado and Hop-Frog inspire horror. His gothic writing style created horror and love with a deep atmosphere, w ith poems like Annabelle lee.And, stories like The Masque of the Red Death are both social and historical commentary on the plight of the plague victims. His poem The Conqueror Worm also talks about the struggle of beneficial versus evil. Part of the appeal of the works of Poe is that he is so diverse. Though best known for the poem The foredate, 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 rise to ideas that would later become the industry standard.For example, the idea of privateness in plain sight developed out of the short story The Purloined Letter. The very thought 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 interesting 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 d ied while he was young. His dark and tragic life is blamed and credited for his genius.Whether his poetry set up be put down to the fleeting deception of laudanum induced hallucinations or the words of a tortured soul, no one can say. What we can say is that Poe is one of the first truly great 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.