Essays about: "Albin Lavikkala"

Found 1 essay containing the words Albin Lavikkala.

  1. 1. 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