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Essays 211 - 240
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...
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 an overview consisting of four pages various aspects of Poe's life are related to his works in what is less an analysis than a ...
In ten pages the ways in which Poe contributed to the gothic literary genre establishment is considered in an analysis of 'The Cas...
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...
In five pages Poe's short story is analyzed in terms of the author's masterful point of view usage. There are no other sources li...
nature of the protagonists soul, as it has perceived injuries made to it. Poe builds on the potential success of his trap by disc...
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" ...
good education, he was dismissed after just one year at the university because of his drinking and gambling (Edgar...Shadow). Back...
of the situation inside the house. He relates that "Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-wor...
the mind of a murderer, who casually confesses to his crime to an unnamed acquaintance some fifty years after the fact. The narra...
live. "In this theory, Madeline and Roderick (who are twins) represent the unconscious and the conscious, and when Roderick denies...
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...
- Chapter 4 - The Romantic Period, 1820-1860: Fiction). Poe seemed to regard society and the Industrial Revolution in particular ...
In five pages this paper discusses how Poe expertly employed satire in a mocking of romantic conventions in 'The Spectacles' short...
Poe and his short story are considered in a paper consisting of five pages. There is one other source cited in the bibliography....
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...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how Poe develops these themes in his short stories 'Fall of the House of Usher' an...
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 five pages this essay examines how Poe's combination of detail and manipulated point of view constructs a compelling psychologi...
In five pages this paper examines how Poe employed satirical humor regarding art and science in this famous short story. Five sou...
In twelve pages the many twists and turns Poe incorporated into this horrifying and entertaining short story are examined. Ten so...
In eight pages Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex' are compared with Poe's 'Ms. Found in a Bottle' and 'The Purloin...
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 1839 tale is revealed to represent many of the experiences and attitudes of the author. Five sources are cited...
In 5 pages this paper analyzes the ways in which Poe satirizes transcendentalism in this story. There are 6 sources cited in the ...