Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. Between 1841 and 1844, Edgar Allan Poe invented the genre of detective fiction with three mesmerizing stories of a young French eccentric named C. Auguste Dupin. Introducing to literature the concept of applying reason to solving crime, these tales brought Poe fame and fortune. As the first true detective in fiction, the Dupin character established many literary devices which would be used in future fictional detectives including Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. Many later characters, for example, follow Poe's model of the brilliant detective, his personal friend who serves as narrator, and the final revelation being presented before the reasoning that leads up to it. Dupin himself reappears in "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt", and "The Purloined Letter". ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edgar Allan Poe ((Boston, USA, 19 janvier 1809 - Baltimore, USA, 7 octobre 1849) fut un écrivain, poète, critique et journaliste romantique américain, généralement reconnu comme l'un des maîtres universel de la nouvelle, dont il fut l'un des premiers pratiquants dans son pays. Il fut un rénovateur du roman gothique, reconnu en particulier pour ses histoires d'horreur. Entre 1841 et 1844, Edgar Allan Poe a inventé le genre de la fiction policière avec trois histoires fascinantes d'un jeune homme excentrique nommé C. Auguste Dupin. Introduisant à la littérature le concept de l'application de la raison pour résoudre un crime, ces histoires ont donné la gloire et la fortune de Poe. Étant le premier vrai détective de fiction, le personnage de Dupin a établi de nombreux dispositifs littéraires qui seraient utilisés dans les futurs détectives fictifs, y compris Sherlock Holmes et Hercule Poirot. Beaucoup de personnages plus tard, par exemple, suivent le modèle Poe du détective brillant, son ami personnel qui sert de narrateur, et la révélation finale présentée avant le raisonnement qui y conduit. Le même Dupin réapparaît dans "Le mystère de Marie Rogêt" et dans "La lettre volée".
About the Author: Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. 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. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.