ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Master of Macabre, the Father of American Gothic, Detective Fiction, and the Short Story, Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Edgar Allan Poe managed to condense elements of gothic horror within his short stories, starting in 1839 with the release of “The Fall of the House of Usher.” For more information on the Father of American Goth, check out our post: Where to Start with Edgar Allan Poe.

Detailed explanation-3: -The name Edgar Allan Poe conjures images of madmen, murderers and mysterious women who return from the dead. Most famous for his narrative works such as The Raven and the Tell Tale Heart, Poe has been described as the father of Gothic literature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Poe created a tense atmosphere in his works, which made the readers feel they will be forever in the suspense of the stories. Poe’s novels are based on crimes and some terrible events, describing murders and death, which is the influence of Gothic novels.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gothic Tales Initially, Poe wrote burlesques of the Gothic story, but soon began to write seriously in the Gothic vein. Gothic tales often involve circumstances of mystery and horror, a general atmosphere of gloom and doom, and elements like dungeons, ghosts, and decaying castles with secret passageways.