Professionals divide literature into many different categories or genres, which seem to be unrelated to each other. Some crossover hybrids exist, but very few literary works can actually be compared to others that are not in the same genre. One such comparison might be between a poem and the detective genre in general. For example, Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess," a dramatic monologue, would very rarely be compared to Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Purloined Letter." The authors of Detective Fiction Crime and Compromise, however, placed Browning's poem in the manifestation section of their book. A manifestation of detective fiction is something, other than detective fiction, that outwardly or perceptibly indicates a materialization of the detective genre (Gale Cengage Learning). Browning manifests detective fiction by incorporating the theme of reverse imperialism into his poetry. Reverse imperialism occurs when one country, which would normally seek to control others, is taken over and controlled by another. Browning understood society's fear of reverse imperialism and channeled it as Poe did in his short stories. In “My Last Duchess”, Robert Browning with his words paints a picture that portrays Duke Ferrara as an imperialistic man who would produce anxiety in society due to the fear of reverse imperialism. “My Last Duchess” is written in a dramatic monologue style. , which allows readers to see the true temperament of Browning's character, Duke Ferrara, and how his personality was similar to that of a massive, imperialistic country. A key point of reverse imperialism, which society would notice in the poem, would be the compulsive nature of collecting things as the Duke does. The imperialist country......in the center of the card......many different themes exist. One of these themes is reverse imperialism, which may seem strange to find in a poem, but Robert Browning actually describes it with his character, Duke Ferrara. The poem, written in the same period as most of Edgar Allan Poe's detective novels, manifests many detective themes, and these themes allow it to be compared to many other literary genres. Browning truly succeeded in expressing the anxieties and concerns of his society in his monologue poem “My Last Duchess.” Works Cited "Glossary of Terms." Gale Cengage Learning. Cengage Learning and the Web. April 5, 2011..Browning, Robert. “My last duchess.” Crime fiction: crime and compromise. Eds. Dick Allen and David Chacko. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1974. 44-45. Press.