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    Abandonment haunts Edgar Allan Poe throughout his life starting in his youth. He would express his thoughts‚ and emotions through his writing and art‚ but many did not agree with it. It was seen to be dark‚ and everyone else was interested in something more cheerful. It was not until The Raven that he got publicity and only made fourteen dollars off of it. His writing is extremely close to his real life‚ and it shows in many events throughout his time. All the family he’s lost‚ all the abandonment

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    GHENT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ARTS AND PHILOSOPHY Master‘s Dissertation: Musical Elements in Edgar Allan Poe‘s ―The Raven‖: A Literary Study EVIE HEMERIJCKX MASTER OF COMPARATIVE MODERN LITERATURE PROMOTOR: PROF. DR. Vander Motten DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LITERATURE ACADEMIC YEAR 2008 - 2009 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ....................................................................................................................................... 3 1. Introduction .......

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    look through a psychological lens. Specifically in Poe’s The Black Cat. Some critics believe that Poe’s alcoholism is reflected in the piece‚ but many‚ such as James W. Gargano “advised the tales readers to avoid the biographical pitfall of seeing Poe and the first-person narrator of The Black Cat as ‘identical literary twins’” (Piacentino 1). It is due to his childhood that Poe’s narrator in The Black Cat subconsciously places animals before humans‚ thus leading to him to murder his wife.

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    was Greece‚ And the grandeur that was Rome. Lo‚ in yon brilliant window-niche How statue-like I see thee stand‚ The agate lamp within thy hand‚ Ah! Psyche‚ from the regions which Are Holy Land!” By Edgar Allan Poe “To Helen” by Edgar Allan Poe is a poem about a man speaking about the beauty of a woman both in body – with the potential reference to Helen of Troy – and in spirit – comparing her to the quintessential beauty of Psyche. The beautiful woman appears in the poem to be a free

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    Mr. Maxwell  English III AP  15 January 2015  The Black Cat: A Reflection of Edgar Allen Poe      Some people choose to display their life through a page turning autobiography‚ others an  award winning blockbuster film. But‚ there are some people who showcase their life story‚ the  good and the bad‚ in their work. One of the most well­known people to do this was none other  than the demented and ingenious Edgar Allen Poe. The tragedy of his life bled through many of  his works‚ particularly ​ The Black Cat

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    The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe . Fortunato and Montresor: Examples of Human Morality Essence Many have been the efforts of scholars and thinkers to recognize and understand what the essence of human morality is. Some philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes believes that human beings are intrinsically evil; nonetheless‚ others philosophers such as Augustine of Hippo state that human nature is in a certain way divine since it is a reflection of God’s creation for excellence. Nowadays‚ almost

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    102 - 0117 26 January 2013 Critical Analysis Edgar Allan Poe is a well-known yet commonly misunderstood author. This is primarily due to his own personal tragedies that he suffered throughout his youth. The poem‚ “Alone” is a glimpse into the troubled soul of the now famous Poe and how he never looked at life the same as his peers. In the first four lines of “Alone” it immediately becomes apparent that from a very young age Poe had been aware that he was different. For example‚ the

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    Death‚ Depression and Insanity in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” In “The Raven”‚ Poe has created the tone of death‚ depression and insanity. The protagonist of the story is haunted by the loss of Lenore. We are introduced to the main character “upon a midnight dreary” (1) which parallels the characters internal feelings of darkness and melancholy. When he hears the rapping at his door‚ he talks to himself assuring “Tis some visitor‚’ I muttered‚ ‘tapping at my chamber door—only this‚ and nothing

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    Amontillado‚" written by Edgar Allen Poe reveals the nature of revenge throughout the story. He writes about the narrator‚ Montresor‚ seeking revenge over Fortunato because he insulted his friend. Poe keeps the reader following along‚ as he gives hints to the readers from beginning to the end of the story. The outcome does not come out until the conclusion. His universal theme of revenge is being used in the entirety of the piece to help unveil the ending. Edgar Allen Poe uses the theme of revenge

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    Often said to be the favorite of all of his works‚ Edgar Allan Poe’s “Ligeia” remains one of the greatest American Gothic tales to this day (Brown). In this short story‚ originally published in Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque in 1840‚ a man deals with the loss of his loving first wife named Ligeia. In the narrator’s mind Ligeia is the embodiment of perfection. In the first couple of paragraphs the narrator goes on to describe the way that Ligeia looks which give her a “timeless‚ strange and

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