... the values and differences between Sherlock Holmes and Philip Marlowe. To begin with, as we are all aware, there are many forms of crime fiction that are being written today. We have moved away from the classical amateur detective (Sherlock Holmes), to more professional sleuths (Philip Marlowe). A ... "The Hound of Baskerville" has a slower pace and is more detailed. In some way Conan Doyle is probably the most famous detective fiction novelist and had much influence over Agatha Christie, and this is perhaps the reason why Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot share similar characteristics....

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... employs the motif of madness. The aim of this essay is to discuss several possibilities why the motif of madness is frequently used in the short fiction of Edgar Allan Poe. In the essay "The Philosophy of Composition" Poe argues that work of literary art should attain unity of effect ... urgency derived from his personal life5. That brings up the question about biography-oriented reasons for Poe's abundant use of the motif of madness in short fiction. From the biographical approach the use of madness in Poe's oeuvre may represent some conscious or unconscious expression of his inner life....

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... tone creates him a space in a genre of his own. Poe has played a major impact in literature and television as we know it today by being the founder of the detective fiction genre, his unique use of irony and symbolism, implementing satire and bestowing hoaxes, which led to literature and the lifestyle we know today. Currently there are many crime shows on ... breath of life into it?" Dupin was a fictional French Detective initially appearing in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", which was considered to be the first detective fiction story. Dupin is a brilliant character with a huge amount...

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... . The poem clearly participates in the invention of a myth of a democratic America. Edgar Allan Poe: his work was fiercely original, refining the short story genre, establishing detective fiction, and prefiguring the genres of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. Poe's work often explores questions of individual psychology, but can certainly be read to gesture to a sort of cultural psyche, a particular American unconscious. Herman ... Melville: an author of romantic fiction as was Hawthorne, Melville is particularly well known for his novel Moby-Dick. His work explores a variety of conc...

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... of Amontillado" A story that makes you stop and think and does not let you just flip from page to page is sometimes sought out by someone who appreciates good literary fiction. "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe may only be six pages long but his use of language, and in depth character and scene descriptions will make anyone think ... insightful descriptions allow the reader to do more than just flip from page to page aimlessly. In "The Cask of Amontillado" Poe uses many specific well-known features of literary fiction including leaving things up for debate, allowing the reade...

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... much higher in original content than any other in publication at the time, and the lion's share of the material was written by Sarah herself, with contributions of poetry and fiction from other women. The primary messages that the Ladies Magazine gave to its readers were to be better wives, mothers, daughters, and housekeepers. Women were advised to be moral, virtuous ... publications with little original writing, fashion plates, and other frivolous embellishments. When Sarah was brought on board, the Lady's Book aspired to turn into a more literary periodical, and sought out fiction fr...

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... which will be defined and discussed in due order. He is best known for his tales of mystery and macabre. He is also one of the foremost pioneers of detective fiction and is generally considered part of the American Romantic Movement especially Dark Romanticism. A few of the recurrent themes and motifs in his writings are, death, horror, dream like atmospheres, murder ... ...

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... unexplored direction with their shifting points of view, use of more concrete and solid prose-style writing, and perceptions of the senses. Japanese modernists were pushing the confines of the fiction genre in ways that had not really been explored before. Each witness seems to say at least one thing that is then refuted by another witness', making the reader question ... ...

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Edgar Allan Poe is regarded as, among many things, a master of dark fiction. His poems and stories chill the blood, even today. This bibliography is written on the life of the famous American poet offers great insight into his life and his passions. ... ...

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... . "The setting is essentially traditional Gothic: a desolate scene and an isolated castle, and along with the oppressive diction they animate and intensify readers' curiosity and terror simultaneously. In classic gothic fiction, another essential characteristic is doppelganger, a ghostly counterpart of a character, and Poe incorporated it massively in "The Fall of the House of Usher." To specify, Lady Madeline is a parallel of Roderick ... ...

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... might as well stand as a pregnant symbol for America before and after independence, therefore before and after gaining its own national identity. Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the fathers of American fiction, goes beyond the picturesque evocations of Washington Irving, opening the way for the dark explorations of Edgar Allan Poe. His short story, My Kinsman, Major Molineux accepts two allegorical interpretations ... ...

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