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. This study wants to conclude how Poe's hard life in childhood was the major cause for him to have a sad, tormenting ,dejected personality for the rest of his life and the reason why he could not find any solace from his relationship with other woman throughout his lifetime. ... The present study tries to apply traces of psychoanalysis in the short story "The Oval Portrait" us...

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