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The Tell-Tale Heart and the Doppelganger Image

WILL you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses, not destroyed, not dulled them" (Poe). He describes himself as "v...

Mirrored Consciousness Examples

In five pages this report considers The Mirror of Consciousness by Henry James and the author's contention that situation reaction...

'The Purloined Letter' by Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages this paper examines the detective story as it relates to the life of its author Edgar Allan Poe. Nine sources are c...

Comparison of 'The Cask of Amontillado,' 'The Tell Tale Heart,' and 'The Black Cat' by Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages these famous short stories by Edgar Allan Poe are summarized and compared in terms of similarities and differences, ...

American Literature as Defined by Edgar Allan Poe

In three pages a consideration of the short stories 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' 'The Imp of the Perverse,' and 'Ligeia' reve...

Story Synopsis of 'The Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

In three pages a synopsis of this famous short story by Edgar Allan Poe is presented. There are no other sources cited....

4 Questions on Literature

In five pages four questions pertaining to Frederick Douglass, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Emily Dickinson, and Edgar Allan Poe are consi...

Death Theme in Poetry of the Early Nineteenth Century

In five pages this paper examines how the death theme predominates in the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Lydia Huntle...

Gothic to the Extreme in the Writings of Flannery O'Conner and Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages this paper discusses the Gothic aspects of the writings by Flannery O'Connor and Edgar Allan Poe. Five sources are ...

Theme of Death and Life Experiences in 'The Cask of Amontillado' and 'Masque of the Red Death' by Edgar Allan Poe

structure" leaving "means neither of ingress or egress" (799). David R. Dudley states: "The Masque of the Red Death is a vanita...

Joyce, Faulkner, Poe, and Their Short Stories' Gender Relationships

In five pages this paper examines the gender relationships featured in 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner, 'Ligeia' by Edgar A...

American Literature Overview

In five pages this research paper examines American literature from the late 18th century through the 20th century with such autho...

Literature and Women's Social Status

close to his sister, one has to contemplate the possibility of incest which adds to the seductiveness that many authors attribute ...

Supernatural and the Romantic in Works by Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe

before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers, of my sagacity. I could scarcely contain my feelings of triumph" (Poe). ...

Common Themes in "The Purloined Letter" and Poe's Poetry

to start a disturbance in the street when he visits the thief the second time. When the man goes to the window, Dupin grabs the le...

Gothic Movement in Literature

Davis also indicates that many scholars find Mary Shelleys Frankenstein to be incredibly fascinating and a far darker story than h...

Poe's The Raven

but was kicked out due to his gambling debts (Liukkonen). As a result, John Allan would disown him (Liukkonen). It was in 1826 tha...

Cast of Amontillado and Tell-Tale Heart, a Comparison

"loved the old man" and had "no desire" for his gold (Poe "Tell-Tale Heart"). Why then, did he become obsessed with the idea of mu...

Theme of Death in Poe's Work

as having "fungi" overspreading "the whole exterior," hanging "in a fine tangled web-work from the eaves" (Poe "Fall"). As this su...

Edgar Allan Poe

early years were relatively chaotic, as one would expect. He went to the University of Virginia but was kicked out because of the ...

Allen/Interpreting the Gospel/Chapter Digest

Chapter 6, "Preaching as Theological Interpretation through Conversation," begins with the observation that a preacher needs to ha...

Poe/Masque of the Red Death

The seventh and most western of the apartments was "closely shrouded in black velvet tapestries" and it was only in this room that...

Detective Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages the ways in which the detective literary genre was standardized by Poe's 'The Purloined Letter,' 'The Mystery of Mar...

Life and Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

In an overview consisting of four pages various aspects of Poe's life are related to his works in what is less an analysis than a ...

Woody Allen's Films and Women

(1975) but in the 1977 movie "Annie Hall" he was truly embraced and celebrated by the mainstream public. In many ways, it was "Ann...

Annie Hall

the film is Allens character Alvy who seems to have so many problems it becomes hilarious and insane, often presenting psychologic...

Depiction of Reality by Woody Allen in Mighty Aphrodite, Purple Rose of Cairo, Zelig, and Annie Hall

In ten pages this paper discusses filmmaker Allen's portrayal of reality in four of his most critically acclaimed motion pictures....

Catherine J. Allen's The Hold Life Has

previously the case" (Allen, 1988: 195). It is a very popular pilgrimage that draws people from all over the region, if not the wo...

Spike Lee’s ‘New York State of Mind’

lens but by the filmmakers imagination and based upon the unique New York experiences contained within a particular neighborhood e...

Metochos, the Views of David Allen

This essay pertains to theologian David L. Allen's interpretation of the Greek work "metochos" in the Hebrews. Three pages in leng...