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'The Fall of the House of Usher' and the Life of Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages this 1839 tale is revealed to represent many of the experiences and attitudes of the author. Five sources are cited...

Short Stories by Jack London and Edgar Allan Poe on Death

In seven pages this paper examines how the theme of death is handled in London's short stories 'The Law of Life' and 'To Build a F...

Edgar Allan Poe Major Motifs

In five pages this paper examines the motifs Edgar Allan Poe frequently used in this analysis of the short stories 'The Black Cat'...

Poe, Hawthorne, Irving and Romanticism Considering Romanticism in Literature By Examining Stories By Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne

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

Overview of Edgar Allan Poe

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...

'The Tell Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages this essay examines how Poe's combination of detail and manipulated point of view constructs a compelling psychologi...

'The Spectacles' by Edgar Allan Poe and His Use of Satire

In ten pages this research paper provides a biographical sketch of Edgar Allan Poe along with critical assessment but the central ...

'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

Poe and his short story are considered in a paper consisting of five pages. There is one other source cited in the bibliography....

'The Pit and the Pendulum' by Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages the representation of the author in this short story is considered with an analysis of the story's plot, setting, ch...

Gothic Genre of Edgar Allan Poe

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

Life and Works of Edgar Allan Poe With an Analysis of 'The Tell Tale Heart'

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 ...

'The Tell Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe

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...

Edgar Allan Poe versus Arthur Conan Doyle

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...

Gothic Hero Edgar Allan Poe in 'Ligeia' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher'

won, beating out a number of well-known short story writers. Poe needed money badly, and decided to embark on a side career as a s...

Edgar Allan Poe Interpretations

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

Poetic Melancholy in the Prose of Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages this paper considers the life of Poe as an insightful backdrop to a consideration of the author's employment of mela...

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...

Poetry by Edgar Allan Poe

1836 he married Virginia Clemm, his 13-year old cousin and went to Philadelphia to edit Burtons Gentlemans Magazine, to which he c...

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 ...

Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe

once per hour The revelers are visibly agitated each time the clock becoming disconcerted and tremulous (Poe). The rooms, like the...

"Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe

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

"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

This essay provides an analysis of "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe. Three pages in length, four sources are cited. ...

CSI, the Detective Genre, and "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe

This paper examines how crime scene investigations and the detective fiction genre (particularly Sherlock Holmes) are attributed t...

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....

'The Cask of Amontillado' Fiction and the Real Life of Edgar Allan Poe

In seven pages this paper discusses how Poe's real life experiences can be connected to the short story 'The Cask of Amontillado.'...

'Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe and Irony

In 3 pages the author's employment of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony in this short story is analyzed. There are 2 source...

His Work Plus His Life Equal Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages the ways in which Poe's internal struggles and private thoughts are revealed in his writings are examined. Six sour...

Society and the Individual in the Writings of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Edgar Allan Poe

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

Dark But Not Always Gothic Writings of Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne

a nation of disillusionment, and we often find some sort of sympathetic resonance in tales of the dark and unholy. And the first p...

'The Tell Tale Heart' and 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

nature of the protagonists soul, as it has perceived injuries made to it. Poe builds on the potential success of his trap by disc...