In addition, the Gothic tradition in literature, Dark Romanticism and the challenging effects this genre of writing has on human mind, whether for the writer or the reader of horror stories will be debated. ... Moreover, Poe is particularly important to the ongoing influence of the Gothic on contemporary literature, moving the genre from an external to an internal psychological focus. ... Gothic Literature The Gothic, a literary movement that focused on ruin, decay, death, terror, and chaos, and privileged irrationality and passion over rationality and reason, grew in response to the hist...

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These experiences are mirrored throughout Edgar Allan Poe's life's work in his repetition of tragedy and morbid tales expressed throughout his literature. ... Without any money or anybody to rely on, Poe moved to Baltimore in search of help from his relatives. ... He began to establish his reputation in literature, and popularized the magazine with his harsh critiques of other authors. ...

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Poe made many contributions to Western Literature. ... We can't help but agree that no earthly being was ever blessed yet with seeing a bird or beast named "Nevermore,"" upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door (51-54). ... Alliteration, like rhymes, is also a style that helps create a more memorable and pressing effect on a reader. ...

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