Poe And Prophecy: Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography
Robey, Molly K. “Poe and Prophecy: Degeneration in the Holy Land and the House of Usher.” Gothic Studies 12.2 (2007): 62-69. OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson). Web. 31, Oct. 2015.
Molly Robey, Assistant Professor of English at Illinois Wesleyan University, explains Poe’s use of “Hebrew” and “Arabesque” as descriptions of Roderick and the House. She points out that when Poe was describing Roderick when he was young, he used the word Hebrew. Yet when he described him when he started to fail, he used the word “Arabesque” (Robey 62). Robey states, “It is the progression between these two terms through which Poe expresses Roderick’s decline” (62). Robey noted that during the time Poe write this short story, Americans were learning the correlation between Palestine …show more content…
Robey referred to it as “Holy Land Mania”. She stated “…ministers viewed Palestine’s decay as evidence of biblical prophecy fulfilled…” (62). She felt Poe’s writing was not unlike the changing times of Palestine, comparing “Roderick Usher’s deterioration” to the changing from “Hebrew to Arab” under the Muslim rule (62). This explanation gives the background as to where Poe got his ideas for the story. She also discusses the use of prophecy by Poe and “anticipating its continued unfolding” (Robey 64). Her description of this story and Poe’s use of prophecy help readers understand why he wrote in this gothic style. The changes taking place in Palestine and the representation of decay being a sign of prophecy and “the world’s end” show Poe’s religious state of mind during his writing (Robey 64).
Voloshin, Beverly R. “Explanation in The house of the fall of Usher”. Studies in Short Fiction 23. (1986): 419-428. OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson) Web. 31 Oct. 2015. Professor Beverly Voloshin, Ph.D., a graduate of the University of California Berkeley,
Robey, Molly K. “Poe and Prophecy: Degeneration in the Holy Land and the House of Usher.” Gothic Studies 12.2 (2007): 62-69. OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson). Web. 31, Oct. 2015.
Molly Robey, Assistant Professor of English at Illinois Wesleyan University, explains Poe’s use of “Hebrew” and “Arabesque” as descriptions of Roderick and the House. She points out that when Poe was describing Roderick when he was young, he used the word Hebrew. Yet when he described him when he started to fail, he used the word “Arabesque” (Robey 62). Robey states, “It is the progression between these two terms through which Poe expresses Roderick’s decline” (62). Robey noted that during the time Poe write this short story, Americans were learning the correlation between Palestine …show more content…
Robey referred to it as “Holy Land Mania”. She stated “…ministers viewed Palestine’s decay as evidence of biblical prophecy fulfilled…” (62). She felt Poe’s writing was not unlike the changing times of Palestine, comparing “Roderick Usher’s deterioration” to the changing from “Hebrew to Arab” under the Muslim rule (62). This explanation gives the background as to where Poe got his ideas for the story. She also discusses the use of prophecy by Poe and “anticipating its continued unfolding” (Robey 64). Her description of this story and Poe’s use of prophecy help readers understand why he wrote in this gothic style. The changes taking place in Palestine and the representation of decay being a sign of prophecy and “the world’s end” show Poe’s religious state of mind during his writing (Robey 64).
Voloshin, Beverly R. “Explanation in The house of the fall of Usher”. Studies in Short Fiction 23. (1986): 419-428. OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson) Web. 31 Oct. 2015. Professor Beverly Voloshin, Ph.D., a graduate of the University of California Berkeley,