1. Poe and the Motif of Madness
"The early nineteenth century was beguiled by things Gothic – quaint folklore, macabre legends, preternatural events, medieval history, forgotten tombs, ruined abbeys. ... "3 Besides frightening subjects like death, disease, dark setting, haunted locations and others, characters who exhibit madness4 are the gothic elements incorporated in number of his stories, like for example in, "The Fall of the House of Usher," "Berenice," and, "The Cask of Amontillado.... "10 They view Poe simply as adaptive writer who tried to appeal to reading public of his ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate