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Edgar Allen Poe爱伦·坡 (1809—1849) Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) father of modern short story father of detective story father of psychoanalytic criticism E.A. Poe (1809—1849) Important Points 1. Poe’s major works. 2. Poe’s literary characteristics and achievements Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Poe’s Major Literary Works works The Philosophy of Composition 《创作原理》 The Poetic Principle 《诗歌原则》 Themes Poe’s theory for poetry Poe’s theory for short story Short story should be of brevity, totality, single effect, compression(压缩) and finality. Poe’s achievement 1.