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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) father of modern short story father of detective story father of psychoanalytic criticism . Gothic Novel The Gothic novel, or “Gothic romance” flourished through the early nineteenth century. Authors of such novels set their stories in the medieval period, often in a gloomy castle, and made plentiful use of ghosts, mysterious disappearances, and other sensational and supernatural occurrences; their principal aim was to evoke chilling terror by exploiting mystery, cruelty, and a variety of horrors. a. A short story writer His theory for short story-- clarity 1. The short story must be of such length as to be read at one sitting (brevity), so as to ensure the totality of impression. 2.The very first sentence ought to help to bring out the “single effect” of the story. 3. No word should be used which does not contribute to the “pre-established” design of the work (compression). 4.A tale should reveal some logical truth with “the fullest satisfaction” and should end with the last sentence, leaving a sense of finality with the reader. (a certain decision ) Short story should be of brevity, totality, single effect, compression and finality. Works The Black Cat The Cask of Amontillado A Descent into the Maelstr?m The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar The Fall of the House of Usher The Gold-Bug Hop-Frog The Imp of the Perverse Ligeia The Masque of the Red Death Morella The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Oval Portrait The Pit and the Pendulum The Premature Burial The Purloined Letter The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether The Tell-Tale Heart b. A poet 1 The Raven 2 Annabel Lee 3 The Sleeper 4 A Dream Within a Dream 5 Israfel　 6 The Bells 7 Sonnet – To Science 8 To Helen 9 The City in the Sea Illustration for The Black Cat by?Aubrey Beardsley? At an early age the narrator has loved animals. He and his wife have many pets, including a large, beautiful black named Pluto. Unluckily, the narrator becomes