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The Darkness Within: Imagining Edgar Allen Poe, 2002.
A review of the theme of darkness in the novels "The Fall of the House of Usher", and "The Pit and the Pendulum" and the poem "For Annie" by Edgar Allen Poe.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 13 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper explores two stories by Edgar Allen Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher", and "The Pit and the Pendulum". These stories are considered in relation to a poem Poe wrote called, "For Annie", a verse written for a friend of his, Annie Richmond. The theme of this paper is about "darkness," where darkness is a metaphor that imbues Poe's horror stories with themes of consciousness and experiences with terror. Because Poe was especially interested in the susceptibility of the imagination, this paper attempts to "imagine" Edgar Allen Poe in relation to varying metaphors of darkness that characterize the author's life and literature.
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Edgar Allan Poe: Guilty Conscience, 2006.
An exploration of some of the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
2,120 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper explores the works of Edgar Allan Poe,by looking at the man behind the book. The author specifically centers on the two most famous works of Poe, "Tell- Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat" by examining the attitudes of the characters and how they are portrayed and what message the books are trying to give.The author concludes that with the similarities and differences between these two main works of Edgar Allan Poe, it is easy to see why Poe is considered one of the most controversial writers of all time and why has been criticized and also had much honor.
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"The task of the narrator begins with careful planning, but in the end his guilty conscience creates his downfall. For seven days, the narrator watches the old man while he sleeps. The narrator's comments show his confidence and courage in his plan to kill: "Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers - of my sagacity. I could scarcely contain my feelings of triumph" (Poe 810). The narrator's comfort in his evil act continued even when the police came to check on the old man and investigate the loud noises neighbors heard the night before: "I smiled,-for what had I to fear? I bade the gentlemen welcome" (Poe 813). However, the narrator's mind is quickly consumed with guilt, which creates his figment of the imagination of hearing the old man's heartbeat from under the flooring."
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"The Oblong Box" by Edgar Allan Poe, 2008.
A review of Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Oblong Box".
830 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper examines the importance of the setting in the book, "The Oblong Box", by Edgar Allan Poe. The paper first explains that when considering the settings in any story, it is important to consider the geographical location, the time, weather conditions, social conditions, and the mood. The paper then looks at how all of these parts of the setting play an important role in the story written by Edgar Allan Poe. The paper also points out that time of the story is important because it helps to build the suspense of the story as time (in the short story) is delayed without explanation.
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"First, consider the place where the story takes place. The place is the packet-ship called, Independence. Poe tells how the ship would have many passengers and one of the passengers is a man called Mr. Cornelius Wyatt who is an artist and having been a fellow-student with him at the C--- University. This is an important part of the setting that will lead the story from one point to another as the narrator tries to find out why Wyatt is not friendly and even to the death of Wyatt in the last section of the story. Included in the setting is the fact that Mr. Wyatt having three state rooms with these rooms being roomy."
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Edgar Allen Poe's Tales, 2007.
This paper examines Edgar Allan Poe's style of writing, with a focus on "The Black Cat" and "The Masque of the Red Death".
1,002 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper discusses themes employed by Edgar Allan Poe, such as reincarnation, perversity and retribution and/or revenge. The paper shows how Poe was fascinated with the mysterious and the macabre and knew about human psychology. The paper conveys the descriptive narration in "The Black Cat" and "The Masque of the Red Death". The paper discusses how these two tales represent the genius of Edgar Allan Poe as a writer and master of the supernatural, the strange and the bizarre.
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"The Black Cat" appears to contain a number of themes that fascinated its author Edgar Allan Poe, such as reincarnation, perversity (i.e. a form of weirdness) and retribution and/or revenge. In the tale itself, Poe mentions that the main protagonist (an unnamed narrator) has experienced "a series of mere household events" that have "tortured" and destroyed him (234), due to having Pluto, a black cat, as a pet, a most beautiful animal, coal-black all over, taken in by the narrator and his wife. This unknown narrator, perhaps Poe himself, seems to have a serious problem with alcohol, for he states that at times he is driven insane with drink and ends up doing things that go against his morals. He calls alcohol "the Fiend Intemperance" which means that alcohol, at least for the narrator, is like a fiend or a demon that attacks the mind and leads to utter destruction."
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Henry and Edgar Poe: One Poetic Voice, 2001.
A look at Edgar Allan Poe's connection with his brother Henry and how it influenced his poetry.
3,340 words (approx. 13.4 pages), 12 sources, $ 95.95
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This paper presents an overview of the poetic relationship between the Edgar Allen Poe and his brother, Henry, and how that is reflected in Edgar Poe's poetry.
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In late October of 1829, Edgar Poe wrote one of his most revealing letters to his friend and confidant John Neal, editor of the Yankee magazine of Portland, Maine, in which he declares ?there can be no tie more strong than that of brother for brother. . . their affections are always running in the same direction?the same channel and cannot help mingling.? These ?affections? generally concern the familial ties of Henry and Edgar Poe, but a deeper interpretation lies within the kinship associated with their poetry composed between 1827 and 1831, a consociation infused with states of extreme melancholy, a fascination with the dead and lucid dreaming which conveys ?a collaborative attempt to give their kindred feelings a single voice.?
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J. Edgar Hoover, 2002.
This essay is a look at the life and legacy of FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover.
2,600 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 78.95
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This paper is a biographical overview of J. Edgar Hoover and his role as director of the FBI. The author details his five decades of reform, power and how he abused it. The paper also examines his controversial personality and lifestyle.
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"The life and legacy of J. Edgar Hoover is a subject of countless books, files and theories. Rumors surrounding this man run rampant. He single-handedly created the FBI we know today, but through a scheme of illegal and amoral activities. Hoover was the most effective and powerful director of the FBI, from 1924 to 1972. He created the FBI as a separate and distinct faction of the Department of Justice, and garnered public support for his activities. He fought communism, espionage, foreign sabotage, and organized crime. Ruthless in his ways, cunning in his schemes, Hoover?s influence on past and current laws and enforcement goes unchecked and unmatched by any other."
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The Case of Edgar Allan Poe, 2004.
A look at the controversy surrounding the life and death of the author, Edgar Allan Poe.
2,085 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper examines how, since his death, there have been two different people with the name of Edgar Allen Poe. It looks at how many readers now believe Edgar Allan Poe was a drunkard and a drug addict who suffered from insanity. This paper points out why and how Poe's reputation was desecrated after his death and looks into both the falsehoods and truths of his life.
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"Griswold and Poe became acquainted in 1841 in connection to an anthology of poetry on which Griswold was working. Poe had given him some advice in regards to poets and works that he felt should be included in the book, but Griswold disregarded Poe?s advice. After the book was published, Poe, who was a critic, stated in a review that some of the poets who made their appearance were ?too mediocre to entitle them to particular notice?. Still, overall the review was a good one, but the negative comment angered Griswold. When a later review that was highly negative of both the book and Griswold?s talents was published anonymously, he assumed that Poe was responsible for that review."
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Edgar Allan Poe, 2003.
An analysis of the personal and historical context of the work of Edgar Allan Poe.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper examines the personal and historical context of Edgar Allan Poe's work. It focuses in on Poe's handling of human nature in three stories: "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Tale-Tell Heart," and "The Black Cat," and the poem, "The Raven."
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"Edgar Allan Poe is known as the writer of ghost stories .And while it's certainly true that many of his tales have the requisite elements of ghost stories, ghoulies and ghosties and things that go bump in the night, they are much more than simply attempt to .."
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Edgar Allan Poe, 2005.
A biographical account of the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper looks at Edgar Allan Poe, his life and his work, and how they were affected by alcoholism. It looks at how the theme of alcoholism crept into his stories by having alcoholics as characters, or characters descending into madness from drinking. It shows that despite his drinking problems, Poe produced masterpieces that have world wide acclaim and are still high on the reading list of mystery lovers today.
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Edgar Allen Poe, 2005.
This paper compares and contrasts Edgar Allen Poe's "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-Tale Heart."
858 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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The paper examines two of Edgar Allen Poe's best and most moving pieces -"The Black Cat" and "The Tell-Tale Heart." The paper describes how in "The Black Cat" the narrator is a delusional man who has a pet cat and how in "The Tell-Tale Heart" Poe depicts a narrator who is not only delusional but clearly insane. The paper highlights that in both of these stories there is a common thread of delusion and paranoia. The paper concludes that although Poe wrote his work in the mid-19th century the themes are still relevant today.
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"For decades, Poe has been regarded as a leader in gothic literature. His stories (along with his poetry) are often filled with violence and hatred and because they are dark and graphic, they usually depict the narrator as twisted and distraught.
The stories of Poe usually portray a narrator laden with self-hatred and said narrator often projects his own feelings onto the audience and other characters within the story. In "The Black Cat," the narrator is a man who places all blame for his alcohol indulgence--and later murders--on intemperance and perverseness rather than on his own insanity and lack of self-control."
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Edgar Allan Poe, 2003.
An exploration of Edgar Allan Poe's psychological complexity in his distinguished short stories.
2,086 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper reviews the work of Edgar Allan Poe, one of America?s legendary elite, in particular it examines how his literature is very much diverse and his psychology unique. It examines how his work often centers upon interior crises where the human mind is under assault and its primary nemesis is itself. Through a review of the stories "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The IMP of the Perverse" and the "The Cask of Amontillado", it discusses how, with sufficient evidence of human destruction, Poe challenges the human mind with an efficient philosophy and meaningful psychology.
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"In ?The Tell-Tale Heart? we find a perfect example of Poe?s psychological complexity in action. One author writes, ?This trademark horror tale shows Poe at the height of his imaginative and artistic powers, with its boldly original story line, exquisitely rendered form, and psychological complexity? (Nesbitt 239). While reading the story we find a nameless narrator reminiscing on how he actually formulated the idea of killing an elderly man. In addition, we know that there is no real objective of the killer other than the old man?s annoying eye, which to the narrator is symbolic of a predator."
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Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, 2002.
Explores the theme of madness found in many of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories.
2,720 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This paper suggests that madness and its consequences is a major theme found in many of Edgar Allan Poe's stories. It also suggests that this theme is related to man's fascination with death, and, in a larger sense, with the broader theme of man's inhumanity to man. Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" is used throughout the paper to demonstrate these themes . The paper also discusses the role of the narrator in Poe's works and how the reader is supposed to respond to the narrator.
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"In the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator shows his inhumanity to the old man by murdering him. However, the old man is also depicted as taking an inhuman delight in tormenting the younger man over the years. When the young man hears the beating heart after the murder, that heart is a reminder to him that he has taken a life, that he has treated the old man not as a human being but as an obstacle to be removed. The narrator tells his own story and allows the reader into his mind, which only adds to the uncertainty as to whether the heart is a real sound or an imagined one. The policemen do not hear it, of course, while the young man is tormented by it, much as he tormented the old man in killing him."
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Narrators in the Works of Edgar Allen Poe, 2005.
Examines the role of the depraved narrators in texts by author, Edgar Allen Poe.
1,383 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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Many of the works of Edgar Allen Poe take us into the deepest and darkest recesses of the human mind. Luckily, we are usually privileged to have as our guide, a narrator who is intimately familiar with these gloomy, gothic caverns. This paper examines the role of the narrator in works such as "The Cask of Amontillado", "Tell Tale Heart" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", among others.
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"The fact that Dupin is the reader's guide to the depraved mind causes us to puzzle whether it is possible to understand the deranged. If even the insane follow a certain logic, even if it is a logic that is peculiar to one individual, can we then still speak of that individual as "insane?" Many of Poe's narrators appear to be more "upset" (as in dis-arranged) in their minds then completely without any hold on the wider reality that we all share."
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Edgar Allen Poe, 2002.
A biography of the life and work of Edgar Allen Poe.
1,217 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper discusses the author Edgar Allen Poe, who was orphaned at an early age and had to give up his place at university because he could not meet the costs. It provides a review of the main events of his life as well as some of his major works such as "The Raven", "The Fall of the House of Usher" and ?The Gold Bug? . It analyzes how Poe?s use of dark and sinister imagery is perhaps a reflection on himself and how he viewed the direction his life was going. It shows how there is little doubt the death of his mother had a great impact on his youth, as did the death of his beloved wife during his adult life. Death plays an important role in his poems and short stories and the author feels that this was how Poe was best able to deal with the pain and sorrow he suffered from losing two people he loved very dearly.
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"In ?The Fall of the House of Usher?, Poe tells the tale of Roderick and Madeline Usher and their fall into despair and madness. The story is seen from the perspective of Roderick?s boyhood friend who we come to know as the narrator. As we stay with Roderick and his friend we notice the dissipation of Roderick?s personality and in some ways this is mirrored in their reading of the Mad Trist which he ?had called it a favorite of Usher?s more in sad jest than in earnest?(Tales, pg160). The hero of the tale, Ethelred must break into the dwelling of the hermit and slay the dragon that guards the palace in order to obtain the brass shield which is hung upon its wall. "
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Edgar Allan Poe, 2002.
A discussion of the work of Edgar Allan Poe, with an emphasis on his preoccupation with death.
1,895 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper examines how Edgar Allan Poe shows a fascination with death, disease and decay in his stories and poems and how he uses symbolism to represent death and dying as something that takes place not separate from life, but deeply embedded within it. Through a review of some of his works, it shows how Poe mixes life and death in a variety of ways, so much so that he seems to show a morbid fascination with the processes of dying and with the symbolism of death. It evaluates how his preoccupation with death and more specifically with death-in-life is seen in so many of his short stories.
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"A similar combination of time and death is expressed in the poem "The Raven," where the poet emphasizes that the events described take place at midnight when the black bird appears. Critic Vincent Buranelli emphasizes the dual meaning of the poem. The surface meaning is the narrative, with the poet asking questions of the raven and hearing the repeated "Nevermore, " leading to the final question of whether he and his mistress will ever be reunited--"Nevermore." The second meaning, says Buranelli, has to be interpreted through the symbols of the poem and through suggestive signs which represent ideas hidden below the surface. The principal symbol is the raven, which with its jet black feathers and harsh croak has been accepted by common consent to represent fate."
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