EDGAR ALLAN POE
REALITY AND HALLUCINATION
ROMANTIC FEELING
Wanted to explore the human mind
Horror is internal
Talks about uncontrollable emotions, non-rational elements
BREVITY
He preferred short stories to longer ones
Essential to achieve surprise and strong emotions
BOSTON, 1809-1849
ORPHANED AT 2
FIRST DETECTIVE STORY
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
TWO VOLUMES
Tales of the Grotesque and the Arabesque
Tales