The Works Of American Volume 4 Author Edgar Allan Poe Include Many Poems, Short Stories, And One Novel. His Fiction Spans Multiple Genres, Including Horror Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction, And Detective Fiction, A Genre He Is Credited With Inventing.these Works Are Generally Considered Part Of The Dark Romanticism Movement, A Literary Reaction To Transcendentalism. Poe's Writing Reflects His Literary Theories: He Disagreed With Didacticism And Allegory. Meaning In Literature, He Said In His Criticism, Should Be An Undercurrent Just Beneath The Surface; Works Whose Meanings Are Too Obvious Cease To Be Art. Poe Pursued Originality In His Works, And Disliked Proverbs.