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

In five pages this paper discusses how the crime fiction literary genre developed throughout the late 19th and early 20th centurie...

In 8 pages this paper considers how society and the individual is thematically portrayed in the stories 'The Masque of the Red Dea...

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...

In three pages this paper considers the deceptively ordinary domestic settings of the Gothic stories of Edgar Allan Poe and how th...

In seven pages Poe's life and works are examined with a focus on the theme, symbolism, and meaning of 'The Tell Tale Heart.' Six ...

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

he so closely identifies with him, which is precisely Poes point-the narrators is not normal, but is quite insane. The point of ...

by the narrator was a man that the narrator actually claims to have loved, but yet the narrator is bothered by their eye, an eye t...

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

not something that had occurred to him earlier. The murder appears to stem solely from the fact that the narrator has the power in...

when they enter it. Fortunato has a bad cough and so, on their way to the wine cellar, Montressor keeps giving Fortunato more wine...

himself to be a poet at heart (An Analysis of A Valentine, 2002). Although he wrote all kinds of literature, poetry was his favor...

deed, he nevertheless is overcome by his guilt which seems to lead him to insanity. He begins the story however by not denying his...

of the protagonist that Poe sets up the terror inherent in the story. The sheer madness of his thought processes are chilling, bu...

like Poe: "TRUE! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why WILL you say that I am mad?" (Poe NA). The narr...

brother and sister, were split, with Edgar being taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Va. (Poe Chronology). His sister,...

In a research study on the factors which lead to acts of revenge, University of Arkansas psychologists tested a number of voluntee...

revenge" (Poe 280). Because Fortunato regarded himself as a most knowledgeable wine connoisseur, Montresor schemed to get him dow...

My tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of my companions. I was especially fond of animals, and was ...

or they commit murder and allow us to watch, as is the case in "The Tell-Tale Heart." Its always tempting, in a first-person nar...

1). Using this metaphor, he goes on to say that Science "alterest all things with thy peering eyes," which preys upon his poets h...

increasing his sense of dysfunction. He would often turned to it in times of stress and depression and Poe would likely feel his i...

This 4 page paper discusses four of E.A. Poe's short stories, and critical reaction to his work. Bibliography lists 6 sources....

to kill, the speaker insists on frequently and rather adamantly reminding us that he is not mad. As the story reads on, I found m...

In five pages Poe's short story is subjected to a psychological analysis that contends Poe related the many deaths that surrounded...

In ten pages this paper considers how Poe's fascination with morbidity may have been due to losing so many female relatives includ...

In six pages this short story is analyzed in terms of male bonding and how the relationship between the men changes throughout the...

In seven pages the theme of revenge as depicted in this short story is analyzed as the author's personal commentary attacking the ...

In six pages this essay considers Montressor's revenge against Fortunato and ponders whether or not he ever feels guilty or remors...