The "quest" genre has an enduring quality. In its various forms it has maintained it value and popularity throughout literary history. Discuss this statement with reference to TWO texts studied this year- one pre-1900 and one twentieth century. Defined as a "search or pursuit made in order to...

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Poe, well known today for his poetry and short stories, such as "The Pit and the Pendulum", is regarded by many to be the founder of the modern detective story. ... It is not a rejection of the existence of God, but a preference to explain an individual and the world in terms of an individual....

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