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Poe
and O'Connor: Gothic to the Max.
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(5 pp) What is in the human condition that prompts us to enjoy being scared?
Ghost stories at Halloween; escaped criminal stories around the campfire; or
creatures rising from the dead, all serve that part of us that tingles with
frightening tales. Gothic stories, are, that grou of literary works, which do
exactly that. Edgar Allan Poe and Flannery O'Connor are wonderful examples of
this genre. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBgothic.doc
Death
and Sexuality in Edgar Allan Poe
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A 10 page paper discussing the idea that the source of Poe's morbid imagination
may have been the deaths of so many of his female relatives and loved ones, and
his inability to separate the concept of 'mothers' from 'brides.' Bibliography
lists 6 sources.
Filename: Poelong.wps
How
Edgar Allan Poe Defines American Literature
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A 3 page paper which examines how Edgar Allan Poe defines American literature by
considering what the American literary tradition is, and how it is represented
in such short stories as "Ligeia," "The Imp of the Perverse"
and "The Fall of the House of Usher." Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGpoelit.wps
Edgar
Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee"
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6 pages in length. In life, as in death, Edgar Allan Poe evoked a feeling of
sympathy from his readership. Those who knew him well considered him deep,
mysterious and contemplative; thus, coupled with the copious tragedies he
suffered throughout his life, especially the loss of his first wife Virginia, it
is easy to understand how the author brings out the theme of Annabel Lee through
personal/setting imagery, repetition of words and rhythm/rhyme. Bibliography
lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCanbel.wps
Poe's
The Fall Of The House Of Usher
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Edgar Allen Poe's famous short story, The Fall Of The house Of Usher begins with
the narrator riding toward the estate of a friend from childhood. This 3 page
paper provides a brief synopsis of the story. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTsynpoe.wps
Poe's
Masque of the Red Death And Cask Of Amontillado
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This 5 page paper argues that the short stories, The Masque Of Red Death and The
Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe, use the theme of death as the foundation
for life's experiences. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KTmascas.wps
The
Doppelganger in the Stories of Edgar Allan Poe
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me THIS essay ]
A seven page paper analyzing the significance of the theme of the Doppelganger,
or "double", in Poe's short fiction. Specific stories discussed are
"The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart,"
"The Cask of Amontillado," "Ligeia," and "William
Wilson." Bibliography lists eight sources.
Filename: KBpoe8.wps
Poe
and O'Connor: Gothic to the Max.
[ send
me THIS essay ]
(5 pp) What is in the human condition that prompts us to enjoy being scared?
Ghost stories at Halloween; escaped criminal stories around the campfire; or
creatures rising from the dead, all serve that part of us that tingles with
frightening tales. Gothic stories, are, that group of literary works, which do
exactly that. Edgar Allan Poe and Flannery O'Connor are wonderful examples of
this genre. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBgthPoR.doc
Edgar
Allen Poe: His Work as Part of Himself
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me THIS essay ]
A 5 page paper which illustrates how Edgar Allen Poe's work was often a
reflection of his life and his personal thoughts and struggles. Bibliography
lists 6 sources.
Filename: RApoewrk.wps
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