Gothic Terror in Poe’s Short Stories
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2009-11
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The present dissertation focuses on Gothic terror of Poe’s short stories. Poe
has come to be viewed as one of the most important American authors in Gothic
tradition. Poe's stature as a major figure in world literature is primarily based on his
highly acclaimed short stories, poems, and critical theories, which established an
influential rationale for the short form in both poetry and fiction. Regarded in literary
histories and handbooks as the architect of the modern short story, Edgar Allan Poe
was the master craftsman of spine-chilling horror. His setting is greatly influential in
Gothic novels. It not only evokes the atmosphere of horror and dread, but also
portrays the deterioration of its world. The decaying, ruined scenery implies that at
one time there was a thriving world. At one time the abbey, castle, or landscape was
something treasured and appreciated.
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English literature, Literary history, Short Stories, Gothic terror