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Edgar Allan Poe's Literary Theory and Its Application in "The Fall of the House of Usher"

Felix Kremser
Edgar Allan Poe s Literary Theory and Its Application in The Fall of the House of Usher Book PDF

Author : Felix Kremser
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640551545

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Edgar Allan Poe's Literary Theory and Its Application in "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Felix Kremser Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, course: North American Short Stories, language: English, abstract: Edgar Allan Poe's name is related to the American short story like none other in the history of American Literature. While Washington Irving is commonly seen as the creator of the short story, Edgar Allan Poe is regarded as the first to have realised its potential and the first to have created an aesthetical theory of the short story. This theory though, especially Poe's depiction of the skilful artist and his/her perfect way of creating art, gave rise to many heated discussions, which strongly shaped the image of Poe. Thus he is likely to be seen as the cold-blooded, emotionally unaffected author who creates art on demand, contriving compositions with an unparalleled precision and brilliancy. Many critics therefore rather based their criticism on the life and the person of Edgar Allan Poe, instead of his contributions to the development of literature. This work strictly wants to avoid to draw any populist parallels between the author Poe and the person Poe. The first part of this term paper therefore deals with Poe's literary theory as such. I will focus mainly on Poe's major concerns of effect and the genres of poetry and prose. Furthermore I will pose the question, what is the actual matter of Poe's theory, is it a profound concept or just a vague and hasty response to Emerson's "The Poet", with the mere purpose of provoking his contemporaries and thus to get attention? Since the formulation of a theory always raises the question of its applicability, especially on the part of its originator, the second part will scrutinise to what extent Edgar Allan Poe stuck to his own principles. Is there a discrepancy between theory and practice in the work of Edgar Allan Poe, and if so how can this be explained? His short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" will provide th

Literary Theory and Criticism

Edgar Allan Poe
Literary Theory and Criticism Book PDF

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780486144672

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Literary Theory and Criticism by Edgar Allan Poe Pdf

Essential anthology of Poe's critical works reviews works by Dickens, Hawthorne, many others. Includes Theory of Poetry ("The Philosophy of Composition," "The Rationale of Verse," "The Poetic Principle"). Introduction.

The unity effect in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"

Xiumei Liu
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Author : Xiumei Liu
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783638801096

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The unity effect in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Xiumei Liu Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, University of Kassel, course: Hauptseminar "Antebellum in American Short Fiction", language: English, abstract: "A skillful literary artist has constructed a tale, ... there should be no word written, of which the tendency, direct or indirect, is not to the one pre-established design..." Edgar Allan Poe, who was praised as given the title of "one of the greatest journalistic critic of his time" by literary critics, stressed unity, totality, and prescribed design. And "The Fall of the House of Usher", is proved to be a very successful story to demonstrate Poe’s adherence of his own principle of constructiveness and his structural art. The intention of this research paper is, therefore, to examine how Poe emphasized unity of effect in theory and how it is fulfilled in practice especially in one of his best-known stories. In a close reading of "Usher", the author is above all impressed by the melancholic tone that Poe obviously intends to raise at the very beginning of this story. For this reason, how Poe implements his technique by making tone obedient to the unity of effect will be first of all examined in this paper. Obviously, tone should be identified with atmosphere. According to Poe, unity of setting is another important requirement for achieving the unity of effect in prose writing, which will be studied in the second section. If, as critics maintain, characters are skilfully adapted to the circumstances which surround them are a general device in Poe’s tales, it is in "Usher" in particular. The third section intends to show how characters are made to fit into the desolate house and dreary environment to achieve the desired effect in this tale. Finally, with the ideal arrangement of effective tone, setting, characters, Poe gains his battlefield to carry out unity of effect in plot in "Usher". In order to attain the unity of plot in literary writing, Poe stressed both "unity of time" and "unity of action", as essential parts in his theory on unity of effect. In "Usher", both of these aspects are completely fulfilled through the brief time span in which the story happens, a coherent plot line and a "mutual relationship" between incidents. Hence, Poe’s emphasis on unity of plot in theory, and how it is accomplished in "Usher" in the last section will be explored in the last section of this paper. Consistent with Poe’s theory of "unity", "totality" and "full design", four aspects, namely tone, setting, characters and plot through which Poe attempts to create a vision of "unity of effect" in this tale are examined in this paper.

Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher". Horror, Fear and the Manipulation of the Reader

Sandra Kuberski
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Author : Sandra Kuberski
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783656681465

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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher". Horror, Fear and the Manipulation of the Reader by Sandra Kuberski Pdf

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Literatur, Note: 1,6, Universität Konstanz, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most famous American authors; however, he is “the most controversial” . Not only his works fueled the debate on him, but also his almost scandalous biography, which includes alcohol, drugs, financial problems, a marriage with his only 13-year-old cousin and a strange personality, that gave him a reputation of a grumpy, even violent person. Nevertheless he had a great influence on American literature and the modern short story. The attention of this essay will be focused on Poe's means and methods of manipulating the reader with the effect of horror and fear. This shall be demonstrated on the example of “The Fall of the House of Usher”. The story was written in spring or summer of 1839 in Philadelphia. It was published in September of that year in Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine, of which Poe was assistant editor. A collection of 25 stories named “Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque”, including Usher, came out in December. Thomas Woodson describes Usher as “Succession of futile efforts to establish himself, to define a solid identity for posterity, for his contemporaries, and for himself. It is of course typical for him that he should try to construct his own literary personality by dramatizing the fall of a house and of a family.”

Critical Companion to Edgar Allan Poe

Dawn B. Sova
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Author : Dawn B. Sova
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781438108421

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Critical Companion to Edgar Allan Poe by Dawn B. Sova Pdf

Examines the life and career of Edgar Allan Poe including synopses of many of his works, biographies of family and friends, a discussion of Poe's influence on other writers, and places that influenced his writing.

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory

Raman Selden
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Author : Raman Selden
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1993-06-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0813108160

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A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory by Raman Selden Pdf

Unsurpassed as a text for upper-division and beginning graduate students, Raman Selden's classic text is the liveliest, most readable and most reliable guide to contemporary literary theory. Includes applications of theory, cross-referenced to Selden's companion volume, Practicing Theory and Reading Literature.

Edgar Allen Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher. An Analysis

Nicholas Liberto
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Author : Nicholas Liberto
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783656540830

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Edgar Allen Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher. An Analysis by Nicholas Liberto Pdf

Essay from the year 2010 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 89.3, D'Youville College, language: English, abstract: A short analysis of the literary elements contained in Edgar Allen Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher.

"The Fall of the House of Usher" - More than fiction

André Düser
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Author : André Düser
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-26
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783638028844

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"The Fall of the House of Usher" - More than fiction by André Düser Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, University of Duisburg-Essen, language: English, abstract: The short story “The Fall of the House of Usher”, written by Edgar Allen Poe, was published the first time in the year 1839 in the September issue of Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine; it was and still is considered one of Poe’s most popular stories. Many critics and interpreters have brought to attention, that this story, more than any other of Poe’s works, contain information and hints about the life of Edgar Allen Poe himself. While the character of Roderick Usher seems to be an image of Poe himself, the character of Roderick’s twin sister Madeline Usher can be seen as an image of Virginia Clemm, who was actually Poe’s first cousin as well as his child bride. Virginia died on January 30, 1847, on behalf of tuberculosis. “Certainly, the wasting away of Madeline Usher strongly calls to mind the suffering of [...] Virginia Clemm.” In this term paper I am going to point out the parallels and similarities between Edgar Allen Poe and Roderick Usher, as well as those between Virginia Clemm and Madeline Usher. I too, like many others, believe that Poe was inspired to write “The Fall of the House of Usher” by his own life as well as the life of his child-bride Virginia, especially the events of Virginia’s death, which had sent Poe into deep depression and inspired many of his tales and poems.

Interpretation and Genre

Thomas Kent
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Author : Thomas Kent
Publisher : Bucknell University Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0838750885

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Interpretation and Genre by Thomas Kent Pdf

Kent proposes a general theory of genre classification arid applies this genetic model to American fiction written during the last half of the nineteenth century. Combining theory and application, Kent attempts to demonstrate that what we say about texts is related directly to our generic perception of them.

The Fall of the House of Poe

Phillip L. Roderick
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Author : Phillip L. Roderick
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 059583969X

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The Fall of the House of Poe by Phillip L. Roderick Pdf

Why was Edgar Allan Poe unable to form either emotional or sexual bonds with the women in his life? Why did he worship at the grave of his friend's mother-a woman he may have loved but who he could have never been intimate with? Why did he marry his 13 year-old cousin and what impact did her tragic death have on his literary creations? Why do the female characters in his short stories endure disturbingly sadistic punishment and torture at the hands of an almost overtly mad husband or acquaintance? Through both a feminist and psychoanalytic analysis, The Fall of the House of Poe attempts to explain Poe's morbid treatment of the female characters in his short stories by examining his own disturbingly tragic experiences with women throughout his short life. Ultimately this book elucidates unequivocally the acute psychological motivations for Poe's profoundly psychoanalytic tales of horror and imagination.

The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe

Kevin J. Hayes
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Author : Kevin J. Hayes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002-04-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521797276

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The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe by Kevin J. Hayes Pdf

This collection of specially-commissioned essays by experts in the field explores key dimensions of Edgar Allan Poe's work and life. Contributions provide a series of alternative perspectives on one of the most enigmatic and controversial American writers. The essays, specially tailored to the needs of undergraduates, examine all of Poe's major writings, his poetry, short stories and criticism, and place his work in a variety of literary, cultural and political contexts. They situate his imaginative writings in relation to different modes of writing: humor, Gothicism, anti-slavery tracts, science fiction, the detective story, and sentimental fiction. Three chapters examine specific works: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Raven', and 'Ulalume'. The volume features a detailed chronology and a comprehensive guide to further reading, and will be of interest to students and scholars alike.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe,Edmund Clarence Stedman,George Edward Woodberry
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Author : Edgar Allan Poe,Edmund Clarence Stedman,George Edward Woodberry
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1293968455

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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe,Edmund Clarence Stedman,George Edward Woodberry Pdf

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Practising Theory and Reading Literature

Raman Selden
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Author : Raman Selden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134962662

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Practising Theory and Reading Literature by Raman Selden Pdf

Practising Theory and Reading Literature provides an accessible introduction to the study of contemporary literary theories and their applications to a range of literary texts. This is an elementary introduction where the emphasis is on practice, and in this respect it complements A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory.

Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Essays, Literary Studies, Criticism & Cryptography

Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe Complete Essays Literary Studies Criticism Cryptography Book PDF

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 1352 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : EAN:8596547751267

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Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Essays, Literary Studies, Criticism & Cryptography by Edgar Allan Poe Pdf

This meticulously edited collection contains complete nonfiction works of Edgar Allan Poe. Poe's writing reflected his literary theories, which he presented in his criticism and also in essays such as "The Poetic Principle". He disliked didacticism and allegory, though he believed that meaning in literature should be an undercurrent just beneath the surface. Poe also had a keen interest in cryptography and autography, writing several works on the subject. Table of Contents: Essays The Philosophy of Composition The Rationale of Verse The Poetic Principle Old English Poetry A Few Words on Secret Writing Maelzel's Chess Player Eureka: A Prose Poem Essays on American Literature American Novel-Writing Pay of American Authors American Poetry Essays of Criticism Criticism Drake and Halleck Bryant's Poems The Old Curiosity Shop The Quacks of Helicon Exordium Ballads and Other Poems Hawthorne's Twice-Told Tales The American Drama Marginalia Other Essays The Philosophy of Furniture Some Secrets of the Magazine Prison-House Literary Small Talk Peter Snook Palæstine Some Account of Stonehenge Anastatic Printing Street-Paving Letter to B—— Instinct Vs Reason — A Black Cat Byron and Miss Chaworth Intemperance Cabs A Moving Chapter Desultory Notes on Cats A Chapter of Suggestions Souvenirs of Youth The Head of St. John the Baptist Other Works The Literati of New York Autography A Chapter on Autography A Chapter on Science and Art Fifty Suggestions Pinakidia Omniana Doings of Gotham Letters The Life and Letters of Edgar Allan Poe Biographies Memorandum – An Autobiographical Note The Dreamer by Mary Newton Stanard Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic, best known for his poetry and short stories of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States.

Ecocritical Theory

Axel Goodbody,Kate Rigby
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Author : Axel Goodbody,Kate Rigby
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813931630

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Ecocritical Theory by Axel Goodbody,Kate Rigby Pdf

One of the more frequently lodged, serious, and justifiable complaints about ecocritical work is that it is insufficiently theorized. Ecocritical Theory puts such claims decisively to rest by offering readers a comprehensive collection of sophisticated but accessible essays that productively investigate the relationship between European theory and ecocritique. With its international roster of contributors and subjects, it also militates against the parochialism of ecocritics who work within the limited canon of the American West. Bringing together approaches and orientations based on the work of European philosophers and cultural theorists, this volume is designed to open new pathways for ecocritical theory and practice in the twenty-first century.