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'''Edgar Allan Poe''' ([[January 19]], [[1809]] – [[October 7]], [[1849]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[List of English language poets|poet]], [[short story]] [[writer]], [[playwright]], [[editing|editor]], [[critic]], [[essayist]] and one of the leaders of the American [[Romanticism|Romantic Movement]]. Best known for his tales of the [[macabre]] and [[mystery]], Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the [[short story]] and a progenitor of [[detective fiction]] and [[crime fiction]]. | '''Edgar Allan Poe''' ([[January 19]], [[1809]] – [[October 7]], [[1849]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[List of English language poets|poet]], [[short story]] [[writer]], [[playwright]], [[editing|editor]], [[critic]], [[essayist]] and one of the leaders of the American [[Romanticism|Romantic Movement]]. Best known for his tales of the [[macabre]] and [[mystery]], Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the [[short story]] and a progenitor of [[detective fiction]] and [[crime fiction]]. | ||
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Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of the macabre and mystery, Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective fiction and crime fiction.