Gothic Comparison

Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston Massachusetts. Poe’s parents were Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe, Jr., both being actors. Poe really never knew his parents since at a young age his father had left and his mother passed away from tuberculosis when he was three. Needing a new family and having to leave both of his siblings, Poe joined a new one with his new parents being John and Frances Valentine Allan, which had a successful family life and fortune. At the age 13 Poe was already an amazing poet but was discouraged by his father, saying that he should follow in the family business. Poe then went to college and shined in all of classes but was soon in trouble when his father wouldn’t provide college funds with the correct amount so Poe was lead into gambling only causing him more debt and a bigger issue when going home to his father and also facing women troubles Poe moved back to Boston where around 1827 he had published his first book and joined the military. Poe had only came home because of his mother who was also dying of tuberculosis and while there Poe had made peace with his father and attended a Military Academy. Soon after joining the Academy Poe was then kicked out and fought even more with his father causing his father to disown him and never talk to him again. Poe had then moved and started to focus more on his writing and since then he had published his third book. A couple years later his father had died leaving his name out of the

In Edgar Allan Poe's lifetime and today, critics think that there are striking similarities between what Poe lived and what he wrote. His melancholy, often-depressing stories are thought to reflect his feelings. There is truth to this, although his entire life was not miserable. In fact, in some of his poems, the good characters are modeled after him. Edgar Allan Poe's writing was affected by many things in his life, including his turbulent childhood, his poverty, and his many tragic losses.

Out of all writers, one stands out above the rest. Edgar Allen Poe is considered America's literary genius with his Gothic romantic poems and stories. Poe writes twisted, mysterious stories that shock the reader. He is considered to be a pioneer of many genres of literature. He is the father of gothic fiction to science fiction, with his creative plots and shifts in his stories. In most of Poe's stories and poems he uses unreliable or untrustworthy narrators to tell his stories. This was very different from the stories of this time, as Poe gave readers a break from romance stories that always had a happy ending. His use of unreliable narrators is what draws readers into his unique genre.

The genres are different because The Fall of the House of Usher it is Gothic Literature and Where is Here and House Taken Over is Modern Gothic Literature. In Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where is Here” happens the story starts off in a normal and neighborhood in an early November evening and in The Fall of The house of Usher it starts off in a dull and soundless day in the autumn.For instance in Where Is Here is states that they [Lived in a quiet residential neighborhood](Oates 1).This

Edgar Allan Poe and “The Raven” The famous poem, “The Raven” reflects the author Edgar Allan Poe’s life in many ways. One way his life is reflected in the poem is when the text states, “...while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore.” This connects Poe to the poem because he studied latin, which is a dead language.

Edgar Allan Poe’s obvious love for the gothic short story is one of the things that defines him. All of his popular writings were gothic shorts. He was one of the leading contributors to the development of the short story and a genius when it came to spooky tales. Together those created some of the greatest writings in history. When it came to the gothic genre, no one could compete with

     They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. As stated in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Poetic Principle," a concept of beauty can only be achieved through the use of emotion, an "excitement of the soul," a necessary element to any worthwhile poem (Poe 8). Poe's fascination with the mystery of death and the afterlife are often clearly rooted in his poems and provide a basis for himself and the reader to truly experience his concept of beauty. Although also a believer in portraying beauty through poetry, Ralph Waldo Emerson found beauty to be eminent in nature and all things created by the Oversoul. Beauty for Emerson is not an idea or unknown, it is visible all around him.

When I think of Edgar Allen Poe, I think of Stephen King. Poe and King both share an interest in horror, terror, death, and murder. They have a dark and mysterious style of writing. Both Poe and King wrote mostly in the horror genre. Stephen King has written novellas, short stories, novels and works of nonfiction, much like Poe.

Gothic literature is marked by an obsession with gloom, mystery, and terror. Which occasionally, contains supernatural element while focusing on mankind's capacity for evil. Gothic Romantics present individuals who are easily drawn to sinful actions such as overindulging on drugs and, alcohol which eventually leads to their self-destruction. The people that view the world in a gothic standpoint see the natural world as a dark, decaying, and mysterious. when it does reveal truth to man, its revelations are evil and hellish. This is why Edgar Allen Poe was able to write so many recognizable Gothic literature's because he had been through many tragic events in his life which shaped him into the man he was.

Edgar Alan Poe was a dark-romanticism and gothic writer. He was one of the greatest gothic poets of his time. The term gothic was intended to be used for a form of art and architecture Gothic writings were given the name for their extreme emotional and dark themes. The main elements if gothic writing include the supernatural, mystery, terror,

Gothicism can be referred to as a style of writing and is described as grotesque, gloomy, fearful, and death-like. While the majority of gothic tales give a dark vibe, it is possible that they can also have a romantic twist, in which the reader will have to closely identify. This style of writing originated in the late 18th century and flourished in the 19th century. Authors like Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Joyce Carol Oates have each written gothic tales that depict the dark side of human nature in creative ways. Each of these writers have written about strange characters who have odd appearances, unsettling thoughts, and display abnormal behavior.

ENGL104 Essay Choose two of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories and write a research essay that compares Poe’s employment of gothic literary techniques in both these short stories. In your essay you must define the term gothic literature and identify specific examples from the texts in order to justify your argument. Edgar Allan Poe was well-known for his use of gothic literature in his texts. Gothic literature can be defined as a form of text that employs dark and picturesque view, astonishing and theatrical narrative devices and an overall ambiance of terror, ambiguity, and exoticism.

No two authors are ever identical, they craft their stories precisely while mixing in their own style to differentiate them from the others and allow them to stand out. Many respected authors use literary devices to make the work their own. For instance, well renown author Edgar Allan Poe has a style that is famous for its unusual usage of the many literary devices to contribute to his Gothic writings. Poe's style is bound together with what we see in most of his work such as using diction to create allegories and allusions, using mood to create suspense, and symbolism to create a meaning deeper than what our eyes see.

Many authors' literary works are often influenced by their own personal life experiences. Among these authors is Edgar Allan Poe, one of the most inventive writers of prose and poetry in the nineteenth century. The juxtaposition of Poe's life and work is most evident in the morbid personalities and melancholy themes of his literary compositions, similar to those of his life.

Poe uses gothic stories about mystery and terror while mixing them with other genres such as romance to emphasise the suspense using