Edgar Allen Poe and his detective tradition

Edgar Allan Poe’s importance as a detective writer may be seen in his pioneering contributions to the genre, in the rich variety, meaning, and significance of his stories, and in their influence on writers the world over. And Poe’s character C. Auguste Dupin, a private detective, became the model for many later fictional detectives.

Introduction………………………………………………………………………...3
Part 1……………………………………………………………………………….4
The General overview of the American Literature of the first half of the XIX century………………………………………………………………………...……4
American Revolution and its influence upon the American literature…….4
Outstanding authors of the first half of the XIX century………………….5
Edgar Allan Poe as the creator of detective stories…………………………...9
The definition of the “detective story”…………………………………….9
Poe as the Father of Detective Fiction…………………………………....10
The most famous detective stories of the author…………………………….14
“The Murders in the Rue Morgue”……………………………………….14
"The Mystery of Marie Rogêt"…………………………………………...16
“The Purloined Letter”…………………………………………………...18
Edgar Allan Poe’s contribution into the further development of the detective tradition…………………………………………………………………………....19
Conclusions...……………………………………………………………………..21
References………………………………………………………………………...23