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This 8 page paper examines Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue as the first in the genre. It is compared to the 1970s work The Second Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders. The detective novel is examined in general, particularly as it respects protagonists. Rules for writing detective novels, and creating detectives, are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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is compared to the 1970s work The Second Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders. The detective novel is examined in general, particularly as it respects protagonists. Rules for writing detective novels,
and creating detectives, are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources. SA146Poe.rtf Poe was a brilliant writer and not only have his works lived on, his style and teachings
have as well. When he wrote Murders in the Rue Morgue, it was probably the first novel in the detective genre. In fact Graham (1997) adds that not only did
Poe invent the genre with Rue Morgue along with The Mystery of Marie Roget and The Purloined Letter, but he also created detectives on whom later detectives would based such
as Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple. With his Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin, Poe created a character type that would come to be copied time and time again. In fact, when
reading a variety of detective novels one is struck by the familiarity readers have with the detective character. They are often the same in terms of personality, intelligence and motivation.
One ordinarily gets a glimpse of the detectives personal life but readers are also struck by the brilliance and deductive reasoning that the
detective uses. Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot is reminiscent of a brilliant detective who figures out things that the ordinary person could never. In Murder on the Orient Express for example,
an implausible situation occurs and Poirot easily figures things out. Since Poes time, other types of detectives have emerged. Patricia Cornwell concocted the brilliant but down to earth Kay Scarpetta,
a coroner who likes to solve crimes. Like televisions old Quincy and the new Jordan, some doctors who cut up bodies like to figure out how the corpses ended up
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