Some immediate themes start to appear on reading Poe: Death & Resurrection (particulary if it involves a beautiful woman) Fear & Obsession (though this is a feature of a great many stories – but for this section, I chose stories where this was an undeniable focus) Tales of Murder (this involved a mix of chilling, murderous horror with his crime fiction, told form the point of view of the detective) Adventures of the Sea & Sky (a less obvious theme perhaps, until you start to go through his catalogue and see how often these settings occured) and lastly Humour & Satire (which really are set apart tonally form his other works). Although this anthology focuses mainly on short stories, he also only ever completed one novel, and so it seemed interesting to include that too. This was our opportunity to show his range, and include both his most popular and beloved tales alongside lesser known stories. But Poe was a master storyteller in an amazing array of genres – from proto-SF in ‘The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfall’ to what is perhaps the first detective story ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’ and his haunting poetry like ‘The Raven’.
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Therefore we just had to pack the book full of stories like these.
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How to Choose?Įdgar Allan Poe is best-known as a master of the gothic, chilling tale as seen in such exemplary works as ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ or ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, where the reader can almost feel icy fingers of dread crawling up their skin. He has been one of the most influential authors of the horror genre, as well as having a huge impact on crime fiction, often being dubbed ‘The Father of the Detective Story’. Lovecraft and the grim, tortured tales of Stephen King.
With his macabre twists of fate and fascination with science and invention his work led to the detective stories of Sherlock Holmes, the weird horror of H.P. One of the greatest writers of the gothic fantastic, Poe’s dark, masterful stories have inspired a generation of writers. Image courtesy of Poetry Foundation Why Poe?
Whilst the latter combine classic fiction with exciting contemporary writers these companion titles focus on one key author from the history of the genre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story.This week’s blog turns its attention to our Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories collection – another of the companion titles to our popular, and ever-growing, Gothic Fantasy short story anthologies. His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning.Įdgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic, best known for his poetry and short stories of mystery and the macabre. This is edition presents to you Edgar Allan Poe's greatest gothic & horror stories.
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