Edgar Allan Poe
/ˌedɡər ˌælən ˈpəʊ/
/ˌedɡər ˌælən ˈpəʊ/
- (1809-49) a US writer of short stories and poems. His best remembered works are frightening stories of mystery and death, including The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) and The Pit and the Pendulum (1843). He is also regarded as having invented the modern detective story on the basis of such stories as The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841). His poems include The Raven (1845) and Annabel Lee (1849). Poe drank too much alcohol and died young. There have been film versions of many of his stories.
埃德加·爱伦·坡（Edgar Allan Poe）：（1809-49）美国短篇小说和诗歌作家。他最著名的作品是关于神秘和死亡的可怕故事，包括《厄舍之屋的倒塌》（1839年）和《坑与钟摆》（1843年）。他还被认为是根据诸如《太平间街的谋杀案》（The Murders in the Rue Morgue，1841）之类的故事发明了现代侦探小说。他的诗包括《乌鸦》（1845年）和《安娜贝尔·李》（1849年）。爱伦坡喝了太多酒，早逝。他的许多故事都有电影版本。