Kaldırım, Semih (2012) To what extent may the unfavorable viewpoints of critics on E. A. Poe's use of horror and social satire in his stories be refuted by examples from and analysis of the author's eight short stories? Other thesis, TED Ankara College Foundation High School.
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Abstract
With numerous short stories and poems, Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be the piquant and astounding milestone of the American Literature. Yet, his style and achievements have always been interpreted antagonistically by large numbers of critics. This study analyzes the features unique to Edgar Allan Poe in his short stories “Murders In The Rue Morgue”, “The Fall of The House of Usher”, “A Tale of Jerusalem”, “The Pit and The Pendulum”, “The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether”, “A Cask Of Amonillado”, “The Masque of Red Death” and “The Man That Was Used Up” while refuting to chosen examples of negative reviews about Edgar Allan Poe. Due to the fact that Edgar Allan Poe is well-known for his usage horror, satire, humor and fiction in his short stories, these qualities have been criticized mostly by many writers and philosophers as well. In this sense, the scope of the study will be sharpened on how these techniques are used in his short stories to make them nonpareil and what was Edgar Allan Poe’s authorial intention while utilizing these attributes in his works. At this point the analysis of the characters, themes and plot will be prioritized compared to the language and style that Edgar Allan Poe uses in his texts. Since the criticism against Poe focus on the usefulness of such features in his short stories and how they intimidate the reader from the text, the study proves that the gap between Poe and the reader is a simple issue of reciprocal misunderstanding which is proven to be artificial and bogus with examples and facts from his short stories.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
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| Additional Information: | Supervisor’s Name: Zeynep Cuhruk, IB Notu: B |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Edgar Allan Poe, American Literature, Murders In The Rue Morgue, The Fall of The House of Usher, A Tale of Jerusalem, The Pit and The Pendulum, The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, A Cask Of Amonillado, The Masque of Red Death, The Man That Was Used Up |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PR English literature P Language and Literature > PS American literature |
| Depositing User: | Kamil Çömlekçi |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2012 10:19 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2019 09:39 |
| URI: | http://tedprints.tedankara.k12.tr/id/eprint/256 |
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