PO, KLASIČNA I METAFIZIČKA DETEKTIVSKA PRIČA
POE, THE CLASSICAL AND THE METAPHYSICAL DETECTIVE STORY
Author(s): Saša SimovićSubject(s): Metaphysics, Theory of Literature, American Literature
Published by: Filološki fakultet, Nikšić
Keywords: detective story; detective; solution; mystery;
Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with Edgar Allan Poe’s stories of ratiocination and his contribution to development of the classical and the metaphysical detective story. Owing to his stories about Dupin inclined to armchair detecting who served as a model to Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and many other detectives, Poe introduced mystery through the front door of the American literary scene. Although he wrote about seventy short stories it seems that he gave the greatest contribution to development of ratiocination stories, a genre that he originated.
Journal: Folia Linguistica et Litteraria
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 8
- Page Range: 161-172
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian