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Essays 181 - 210
In five pages the ways in which the detective literary genre was standardized by Poe's 'The Purloined Letter,' 'The Mystery of Mar...
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...
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...
of the situation inside the house. He relates that "Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-wor...
good education, he was dismissed after just one year at the university because of his drinking and gambling (Edgar...Shadow). Back...
official. The letter has been stolen, and the police feel that they know who stole it -- a man who is referred to as "Minister D" ...
all his days. This appears to be true as Montressor is compulsively confessing his evil fifty years later. Other critics agree t...
- Chapter 4 - The Romantic Period, 1820-1860: Fiction). Poe seemed to regard society and the Industrial Revolution in particular ...
brother and sister, were split, with Edgar being taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Va. (Poe Chronology). His sister,...
of life and death. Poe was considered a pioneer in his quest to ascertain the inner workings of the sinister mind. A good...
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 paper compares Poe's 'The Purloined Letter' and 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' with Doyle's 'The Adventure of t...
a nation of disillusionment, and we often find some sort of sympathetic resonance in tales of the dark and unholy. And the first p...
In ten pages the ways in which Poe contributed to the gothic literary genre establishment is considered in an analysis of 'The Cas...
nature of the protagonists soul, as it has perceived injuries made to it. Poe builds on the potential success of his trap by disc...
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 5 pages this paper analyzes the ways in which Poe satirizes transcendentalism in this story. There are 6 sources cited in the ...
In a paper consisting of 6 pages this important writer of the 19th century is examined in an overview of his life and works with i...
"what the character thinks the truth is, as revealed in speech or action, and what an audience or reader knows the truth to be." ...
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 essay examines how Poe's combination of detail and manipulated point of view constructs a compelling psychologi...
In five pages the representation of the author in this short story is considered with an analysis of the story's plot, setting, ch...
In seven pages this paper discusses how Poe's real life experiences can be connected to the short story 'The Cask of Amontillado.'...
In five pages this 1839 tale is revealed to represent many of the experiences and attitudes of the author. Five sources are cited...
In five pages the ways in which Poe's internal struggles and private thoughts are revealed in his writings are examined. Six sour...
In 3 pages the author's employment of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony in this short story is analyzed. There are 2 source...
modern Gothic writing lies with his ability to create a variety of forms of symbolist terror, using new structures and creating ne...
In five pages this paper considers the life of Poe as an insightful backdrop to a consideration of the author's employment of mela...