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- Chapter 4 - The Romantic Period, 1820-1860: Fiction). Poe seemed to regard society and the Industrial Revolution in particular ...

for him, lift his spirits, and perhaps bring him a bit of distraction and joy as he descends. This narrator is very powerful and...

combination that seemed to be excluded was "gothic romances." According to Alexander (1971), the reasons why Poe should be cons...

The Romantic literary tradition is exemplified by Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. This paper examines ...

This, however, always provoked a fresh volley from his wife; so that he was fain to draw off his forces, and take to the outside o...

In seven pages interpretations of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death' short story are presented by a comparative analy...

In 5 pages this paper examines how the horror short story genre was developed in 'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne an...

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

In eleven pages Poe's writings are interpreted in terms of its representation of conflict as well as pastoral with such works as '...

In seven pages Poe's works are analyzed within the context of his short stories 'The Tell Tale Heart' and 'The Fall of the House o...

good education, he was dismissed after just one year at the university because of his drinking and gambling (Edgar...Shadow). Back...

all his days. This appears to be true as Montressor is compulsively confessing his evil fifty years later. Other critics agree t...

of life and death. Poe was considered a pioneer in his quest to ascertain the inner workings of the sinister mind. A good...

he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utte...

- into a "setting conducive to unrest and fears" (Fisher 75). The narrator reveals that his grief over his wife Ligeias death pro...

precipitates her husbands horrific discovery and subsequent madness" (Frushell 18). That Ligeia represents everlasting love not o...

In ten pages the ways in which Poe contributed to the gothic literary genre establishment is considered in an analysis of 'The Cas...

reality in Poes work. And, the fact that it comes back to haunt the characters in the story further emphasizes the power of this "...

rage (Cutts). Poe, like his stories, was quite unusual. Even his physical appearance hinted that his mental processes were...

all together. The characters are not three-dimensional in that they are more caricatures of types of people. Whereas Faulkner give...

a child and she was a child/In this kingdom by the sea" (lines 7-8). These lines, as do the opening lines of the poem, establish a...

This paper considers the similar falls of each family in a comparative analysis of these novels by Nathaniel Hawthorne and William...

In five pages this paper discusses Edgar Allan Poe's writing style in this analysis of his 'The Tell Tale Heart' short story. The...

In seven pages this paper examines knowledge, time, and truth in this thematic analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's stories 'The Balloon ...

manages to resurrect herself momentarily from her entombment before falling dead upon her brother, causing his death also. The hou...

This essay pertains to Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee" and offers analysis. Three pages in length, one source is cited. ...

Psychosexual Development or Eriksons Stages of Psychosocial Development. Since Erikson is more compressive in terms of early exper...

the age of 24 left her son with deep emotional wounds that never completely healed. It is believed that there is a little of Eliz...

In five pages these short stories are compared and contrasted in terms of how femininity is thematically portrayed in each. There...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how Poe develops these themes in his short stories 'Fall of the House of Usher' an...