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of his life concerns his apparent alcoholism. There is, however, a great deal of speculation that he was not an alcoholic but rath...

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

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

in the goodness of man and the mans natural state is in nature and is burdened by civilization (Campbell). The doctrine of sensibi...

of instruction and inspiration, freedom of the individual, self-analysis, a high value placed on finding connections with nature a...

stories(Rollason, 1988). There is, of course, the same typical Poe elements, the triumph of rational reasoning, the superiority ...

truly fulfilled, and in fact he likens this fulfillment to a nearly spiritual ideal. On the other hand, there was...

was paramount to understanding many of his stories and aspects of the life of Poe are often mirrored within the narrators of his s...

healthily, how calmly, I can tell you the whole story" (Poe NA). The narrator immediately informs us that something horrible and...

had "hastened his wifes death to write the poem" (Allen 3). The poem itself is obviously one which revolves around a woman who the...

have his works lived on, his style and teachings have as well. When he wrote Murders in the Rue Morgue, it was probably the first ...

work following the writing will also help ensure all points have been added and may trigger some more ideas. Once the work is wr...

yo like. Ill be home tonight." The screen door made a little snick as it swung closed, and she was alone. She pulled the gown back...

This paper discusses and analyses a short story. An alternative ending is written for the story. The writer discusses the main the...

assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression -- a slight hyster...

be the natural order of things, with themselves and those like them, of course, were divinely placed atop this orderly universe, g...

In two pages this essay examines how the structural collapse of the house in Poe's short story represents the collapse of the fami...

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...

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

of the situation inside the house. He relates that "Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-wor...

In five pages 'The Raven' is subjected to a poetic explication and a thesis that Poe's life is reflected in this haunting poem. T...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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" ...

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