Keyword: «detective story»

The author undertakes an attempt to study the works by A. Christie in the light of correlation of a detective genre and the genre of lyrical-psychological novel. Two diffe rent genres are distinguished in her creation, but it should be mentioned that, they do not contradict each other but create a definite complex, in which a detective story is influenced by psychological analysis and lyricism and lyrical-psychological novel contains tragic, detective element.

The article deals with the interconnection between E.A. Poe’s prose and poetry themes and facts of his biography. The plots of Poe’s works are viewed within the context of imagery and themes the writer touches upon. The authors come to the conclusion that parallels can be drawn between Poe’s fiction motifs and the tragic events of the classic’s personal life. The survey has established that the biographical character and realism of Poe’s writing is a key to his worldwide popularity.