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The works of American author Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) include many poems, short stories, and one novel. His fiction spans multiple genres, including horror fiction, adventure, science fiction, and detective fiction, a genre he is credited with inventing. These works are generally considered part of the Dark romanticism movement, a literary reaction to Transcendentalism. Poe's writing reflects his literary theories: he disagreed with didacticism and allegory. Meaning in literature, he said in his criticism, should be an undercurrent just beneath the surface; works whose meanings are too obvious cease to be art. Poe pursued originality in his works, and disliked proverbs. He often included elements of popular pseudosciences such as phrenology and physiognomy. His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning. Though known as a masterly practitioner of Gothic fiction, Poe did not invent the genre; he was following a long-standing popular tradition. Poe's literary career began in 1827 with the release of 50 copies of Tamerlane and Other Poems credited only to "a Bostonian", a collection of early poems that received virtually no attention. In December 1829, Poe released Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems in Baltimore before delving into short stories for the first time with "Metzengerstein" in 1832. His most successful and most widely read prose during his lifetime was "The Gold-Bug", which earned him a $100 prize, the most money he received for a single work. One of his most important works, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", was published in 1841 and is today considered the first modern detective story. Poe called it a "tale of ratiocination". Poe became a household name with the publication of "The Raven" in 1845, though it was not a financial success. The publishing industry at the time was a difficult career choice and much of Poe's work was written using themes specifically catered for mass market tastes. Poetry Tales Other works Essays "Maelzel's Chess Player" (April 1836 – Southern Literary Messenger) "The Philosophy of Furniture" (May 1840 – Burton's Gentleman's Magazine) "A Few Words on Secret Writing" (July 1841 – Graham's Magazine) "Morning on the Wissahiccon" (1844 – The Opal) "The Balloon-Hoax" (April 13, 1844) – A newspaper article that was actually a journalistic hoax "The Philosophy of Composition" (April 1846 – Graham's Magazine) "Eureka: A Prose Poem" (March 1848 – Wiley & Putnam) "The Rationale of Verse" (October 1848 – Southern Literary Messenger) "The Poetic Principle" (December 1848 – Southern Literary Messenger) Novels The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (First two installments, January/February 1837 – Southern Literary Messenger, issued as complete novel in July 1838) The Journal of Julius Rodman (First six installments, January–June 1840 – Burton's Gentleman's Magazine) – Incomplete Plays Politian (Two installments, December 1835–January 1836 – Southern Literary Messenger) – Incomplete Other Tales of the Folio Club – A projected collection of Poe's tales on "dunderism" satirizing the Delphian Club which was never completed in his lifetime The Philosophy of Animal Magnetism – A pamphlet on Mesmerism credited to a "Gentleman of Philadelphia" (1837), attributed to Poe using stylometry The Conchologist's First Book (1839) – A textbook on sea shells produced by Poe as a condensed version of a textbook by Thomas Wyatt The Light-House (1849, never published in Poe's lifetime) – An incomplete work that may have been intended to be a short story or a novel Collections This list of collections refers only to those printed during Poe's lifetime with his permission. Modern anthologies are not included. Tamerlane and Other Poems (credited by "a Bostonian") (1827) Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems (1829) Poems (1831, printed as "second edition") Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (December 1839) The Prose Romances of Edgar A. Poe (1843) Tales (1845, Wiley & Putnam) The Raven and Other Poems (1845, Wiley & Putnam) See also American journals that Edgar Allan Poe was involved with include: American Review: A Whig Journal Broadway Journal Burton's Gentleman's Magazine Godey's Lady's Book Graham's Magazine Southern Literary Messenger The Stylus References Notes Sources Fisher, Benjamin Franklin IV (2002). "Poe and the Gothic tradition". In Hayes, Keven J. (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 71–91. doi:10.1017/CCOL0521793262.006. ISBN 978-0-521-79727-6. Foye, Raymond, ed. (1980). The Unknown Poe: An Anthology of Fugitive Writings by Edgar Allan Poe. San Francisco: City Lights Books. ISBN 978-0-87286-110-7. Grayson, Eric (2005). "Weird Science, Weirder Unity: Phrenology and Physiognomy in Edgar Allan Poe". Mode 1: 56–77. Retrieved December 28, 2011. Hayes, Kevin J. (2002). "Visual Culture and the Word in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Man of the Crowd'". Nineteenth-Century Literature. 56 (4): 445–465. doi:10.1525/ncl.2002.56.4.445. Hoffman, Daniel (1998) [1972]. Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-2321-8. Hubbell, Jay B. (1945). "'O, Tempora! O, Mores!' A Juvenile Poem by Edgar Allan Poe". Studies in the Humanities, Series B. 2 (4). University of Colorado Studies: 314–321. Retrieved December 28, 2011. Hungerford, Edward (1930). "Poe and Phrenology". American Literature. 1 (3): 209–231. doi:10.2307/2920231. JSTOR 2920231. Kagle, Steven E. (1990). "The Corpse Within Us". In Fisher, Benjamin Franklin IV (ed.). Poe and His Times: The Artist and His Milieu. Baltimore: The Edgar Allan Poe Society. ISBN 978-0-9616449-2-5. Kennedy, J. Gerald (1987). Poe, Death, and the Life of Writing. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-03773-9. Koster, Donald N. (2002). "Influences of Transcendentalism on American Life and Literature". In Galens, David (ed.). Literary Movements for Students Vol. 1. Detroit: Thomson Gale. Krutch, Joseph Wood (1926). Edgar Allan Poe: A Study in Genius. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. (1992 reprint: ISBN 978-0-7812-6835-6) Meyers, Jeffrey (1992). Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy (Paperback ed.). New York: Cooper Square Press. ISBN 978-0-8154-1038-6. Ostram, John Ward (1987). "Poe's Literary Labors and Rewards". In Fisher, Benjamin Franklin IV (ed.). Myths and Reality: The Mysterious Mr. Poe. Baltimore: The Edgar Allan Poe Society. pp. 37–47. Poe, Edgar Allan (November 1847). "Tale-Writing—Nathaniel Hawthorne". Godey's Lady's Book: 252–256. Retrieved December 28, 2011. Quinn, Arthur Hobson (1998). Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-5730-0. Rosenheim, Shawn James (1997). The Cryptographic Imagination: Secret Writing from Edgar Poe to the Internet. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ.... Discover the Benjamin Franklin Kenneth A Silverman popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Benjamin Franklin Kenneth A Silverman books.