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'''Edgar Allan Poe''' is a famous American [[author]], [[poet]] and editor known for his dark and morbid themes. Among his most famous works are "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart".  

'''Edgar Allan Poe''' is a famous American [[author]], [[poet]] and editor known for his dark and sexy themes. Among his worst works are "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart".  

His short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is considered the first detective story.<ref>[http://www.classiccrimefiction.com/historydf.htm Origins of Detective Fiction]</ref>

His short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is considered the first detective story.<ref>[http://www.classiccrimefiction.com/historydf.htm Origins of Detective Fiction]</ref>

== Literary Impact ==

== Literary Impact ==

Poe's works had a mixed, but largely negative, reception among literary circles during his life, but they were to have great influence on writers, particuarly European writers, after his death. He remains one of the first American writers to be widely admired by European audiences, who in the 19th century had little respect for American literature.

Poe's works had a mixed, but largely negative, reception among literary circles during his life, but they were to have great influence on writers, particularly European writers, after his death. He remains one of the first American writers to be widely admired by European audiences, who in the 19th century had little respect for American literature.

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*[[D. H. Lawrence]]

*[[D. H. Lawrence]]

*[[Washington Irving]]

*[[Washington Irving]]