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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Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula will forever stand as one of the masterpieces of Gothic literature. The despicable villain Count Dracula and and his Transylvanian castle have become synonymous with horror and vampires‚ to the point that the modern image of the vampire is almost entirely derived from Dracula. However‚ one of this story’s most effective elements is Stoker’s masterful control over the mood of the novel. Stoker primarily influences the mood of Dracula by his use of spooky or wild settings
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In every dark story many authors use gothic elements to intensify the suspense on what will happen next. In " The Fall Of The House Of Usher‚" Edgar Poe uses suspense‚ symbolism‚ and gloomy atmospheres to pave the plot of the story. In "The Fall Of The House Of Usher‚" the author uses suspense to give the reader uncertainty about the conclusion. For instance‚ the author specifically creates suspense by creating wonders and attempting to conclude what will happen next such as‚ " I dread the events
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just too full of the gothic and the unearthly and too removed from reality”. How far do you agree with this statement? The ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ is a poem from the Romantics period in literature and is written by Coleridge who collaborated with Wordsworth on the ‘Lyrical Ballads’. It is about a Mariner who stops one of three wedding guests and tells him a story of when he set sail and all that happens. The poem meddles and swarms in the supernatural and the gothic which adds to the tension
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Edgar Allan Poe‚ is an American poet‚ whose primary genre is gothic literature. Gothic literature is defined by a genre of literature that has a combination of primarily horror and romance. In Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem‚ “The Raven” he portrays many different gothic elements‚ which in turn made it one of the most widely known poetic examples of gothic literature. The basic elements of gothic literature are easily noticeable. He talks about his love‚ Lenore‚ who is unfortunately no longer with
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A classic‚ written in 1897‚ that depicts the elements of gothic literature with the ideas of the Victorian Era‚ is a horror story called Dracula. Written by Bram Stoker‚ the adventure is told in an epistolary format‚ narrated in multiple perspectives through journals‚ letters‚ and newspaper articles. Dracula was based off of a real life ruler of Romania‚ named Vlad Dracul III. It takes place mainly in England‚ but also in other various places of Europe. Moreover‚ it is about a group of seven people
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Within these three stories The Black Cat‚ The feather pillow‚ and Sharp objects‚ they all have similar literary elements: it’s dark and cryptic. They all have deep meanings and gothic elements. They are very different than the usual happy endings bullcrap‚ and they are more of the tragedy and very morbid type. There are scenes of violent and morbid/grotesque actions in the novel Sharp Objects. Actions that people of the right mind wouldn’t do. “The three blondes held Ann down‚ While Amma strangled
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7He opens up and see a huge Raven just standing there. The raven’s attitude began to make him scared. He found out the sound wasn’t just the wind.Stanza 8He’s amused by the bird and he asks the Raven’s name. When the bird tells him his name is Nevermore he starts thinking that the Raven is truly conscious of this. He imagines the raven speaking to him and wanting to hurt him.Stanza 9 The Raven’s name is “Nevermore”. The man starts saying that no man ever had a staring raven. He realizes that this is
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annotatedThe Raven By Edgar Allan Poe Published on January 29‚ 1847 Complete Text With Annotation and Endnotes by Michael J. Cummings Once upon a midnight dreary‚ while I pondered‚ weak and weary‚............[meditated‚ studied] Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore‚....................[archaic‚ old] [book of knowledge or myths] While I nodded‚ nearly napping‚ suddenly there came a tapping‚...............[example of alliteration] As of some one gently rapping‚ rapping
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Raven‚ That was good that you send me the book. Thank you again! It seems this book is a part of a series and looks like a famous one. I realize that the book offers a lot to support or improve emergent literacy skills. It has new words and has written in rhyme. Lastly‚ it is a real life situation. This text reveals a couple key words about anger emotion. If you want to continue in this direction‚ you might consider to focus on activities that will developing vocabulary or improving word knowledge
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