Essays about: "fall of the house of usher"

Found 3 essays containing the words fall of the house of usher.

  1. 1. Tantalizing Terrors and Transcendent Thrills : Unveiling the Sublime Aspects in Three Works by Edgar Allan Poe

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Elin Åhlén; [2023]
    Keywords : Edgar Allan Poe; horror; irony; the sublime; aesthetic theory; the uncanny;

    Abstract : This essay explores the sublime aspects in Edgar Allan Poe’s fictional horror, namely "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843), "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) and "The Raven" (1839). The aim is to show that the sublime – an aesthetic experience articulated by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant amongst many – can make the reader oscillate between horror and safety. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cui Bono? — To Whom Is It a Benefit? : Edgar Allan Poe’s Critique of Emerson’s Transcendentalism

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Albin Lavikkala; [2023]
    Keywords : Edgar Allan Poe; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Transcendentalism; Genre Studies; Gothic Romanticism; Gothic; Criticism;

    Abstract : This essay is a contribution to literary history that explores Edgar Allan Poe’s criticism of the transcendentalist movement and its key figure Ralph Waldo Emerson through an analysis of the short stories “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “Never Bet the Devil Your Head.” By using genre criticism to define aspects of the Gothic genre, Poe’s criticism through Gothic tropes is studied together with an intertextual reading of the short stories and historical literary objects such as letters, magazines and literary reviews that details his views on transcendentalism. READ MORE

  4. 3. Poe's Gothic Protagonist : Isolation and melancholy in four of Poe's works

    University essay from Humanvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johan Wrangö; [2008]
    Keywords : Edgar Allan Poe; Poe; Isolation; Melancholy; Gothic; Protagonist; The Raven; The Fall of the House of Usher; Berenice; Ligeia;

    Abstract : This paper will argue that there are similarities between “The Raven”, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “Ligeia” and “Berenice” in their treatment of the common motifs of isolation and melancholy, and, furthermore, that their protagonists are similar due to their relation to these two motifs. The paper will also argue that the usage of the motif of isolation is a strategic way for the author to emphasise the Gothic horror. READ MORE