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The Death of a Beautiful Woman in Poe's "The Raven", 2006.
This paper considers Poe's assertion that the ultimate subject for a work of art is the death of a beautiful woman.
2,460 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper analyzes the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe. Specifically it considers Poe's assertion that the ultimate subject for a work of art is the death of a beautiful woman. Poe's assertion that death begets art is seen in light of many of the world's greatest works of fiction and poetry. The author concludes that the death of a beautiful woman as a powerful good literary device was used effectively in "The Raven."
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"While the poem is heart wrenching, there is also something dark and sinister lingering below the surface. The black bird seems evil and devilish somehow, and the narrator concurs when he shrieks, "'Prophet!' said I, 'thing of evil!--prophet still, if bird or devil!'" (Poe). Why does a "thing of evil" bring memories to the narrator? What is the background of the pair of lovers? It is easy to see the narrator is lonely, but why is he so tormented? There is something missing in the equation here, and whatever it is seems sinister and foreboding. Poe uses this dark underbelly of life in many of his works, leaving the reader with a sense of fear and horror that linger. Lenore is a device to add depth and emotion to the poem, but as she dwells with "the angels" the reader must wonder just what happened to her, and what the narrator had to do with it. There is more than simply longing and grief in the poem, there is something darker that dwells in the very souls of so many of us. Poe saw the world darkly, and that is evident in this poem and many of his other works. Lenore is a sexual and sensual device, but she is certainly not the only device. The dark, haunting quality of the poem is another device that helps create outstanding and dramatic art."
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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven", 1994.
This paper is a summary of positive and negative critical views by T.S. Eliot, W.H. Auden and others of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" .
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"Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" has long been a popular poem, and it has also been the subject of much explication and criticism, both pro and con. Some critics find the poem to be a coherent expression of deep feeling, while others quarrel with the ideas expressed by Poe, the manner in which those ideas are expressed, or both.
Some of the sternest criticism both of Poe and this particular poem was written by T.S. Eliot. Eliot believes that "The Raven" is far from being Poe's best poem, and more than this he states that an "irresponsibility towards the meaning of words is not infrequent with Poe", an irresponsibility he finds in "The Raven" specifically. He cites the first appearance of the raven in the work:
In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days ... "
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Poe?s Women, 2002.
A discussion of the depiction of women in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven", "Annabel Lee", and "The Fall of the House of Usher?.
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This paper examines how Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven", "Annabel Lee", and "The Fall of the House of Usher? all depict the tragic loss of young and beautiful women. Poe describes Lenore, Annabel Lee and Madeline as young and achingly beautiful and all three women die premature and tragic deaths. In "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee", Poe mourns their tragic loss, while in "The Fall of the House of Usher?, Poe is clearly simply horrified at the gruesome and tragic death and he is not so deeply wrought with grief over the loss of someone he loves. It considers how Poe?s depictions of women in his literary work reflect his personal experiences with the premature deaths of his young and attractive wife and mother. Poe?s depictions remain relevant to readers of all ages and nationalities, as they speak to the universal misery of tragic loss and mourning.
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"Poe?s poem "Annabel Lee" recounts the perfect love of the narrator and his child bride Annabel Lee. As in the Raven, Poe delves into the tragic loss of a beautiful woman within the lines of ?Annabel Lee?. Annabel Lee?s similarity in age to Poe?s young real-life bride is striking, and the poem can be seen as a reflection of Poe?s grief over the loss of his young wife. As in ?The Raven?, Poe focuses on the beauty of the young woman who dies tragically. The stars and the moon even remind the narrator of the young woman?s beauty after her tragic death. ?Annabel Lee? focuses primarily on the depth of the feelings of between the two young lovers, while ?The Raven? focuses more clearly on the grief at the loss of the young woman. In ?Annabel Lee?, the narrator tells a tale of a kingdom by the sea, where both he and Annabel Lee lived, and that they ?loved with a love that was more than love?."
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Reflections of Poe's Tribulations with Women in His Writing, 2005.
Analysis of two of Edgar Allan Poe's poems, "Annabel Lee" and "The Raven," and how they reflected his own tragic experiences.
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This paper explains how and why much of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry revolves around the idea of beautiful, dead women. The paper uses two of his poems, "Annabel Lee" and "The Raven," to demonstrate this theme and illustrates how they are both manifestations of Poe's real-life heartache with women.
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"Poe describes Lenore, Annabel Lee and Madeline as young and achingly beautiful and all three women die premature and tragic deaths. In "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee", Poe mourns their tragic loss, while in "The Fall of the House of Usher", Poe is clearly simply horrified at the gruesome and tragic death, and he is not so deeply wrought with grief over the loss of someone he loves. It considers how Poe's depictions of women in his literary work reflect his personal experiences with the premature deaths of his young and attractive wife and mother. Poe's depictions remain relevant to readers of all ages and nationalities, as they speak to the universal misery of tragic loss and mourning."
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Death in Five Poe Stories, 1991.
This paper discusses the theme of death in Poe's "Masque of Red Death", "Cask of Amontillado", "The Sphinx", "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar".
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"Edgar Allen Poe presents each theme of his stories through vivid description and suspenseful plots. In a number of stories by Poe, the prevalent image with which he communicates his theme is death. Poe uses the same image of death to produce five different themes in the following five stories: "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Sphinx," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar."
"The Masque of the Red Death" presents a familiar theme with an interesting twist. The main character's situation is as follows: the "Red Death," a disease similar to the plague but more hideous to see, has devastated a country. The prince, sensing imminent danger, arranges for himself and 1,000 of his "light-hearted friends" to be sealed in the "castellated abbeys ... "
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Edgar Allan Poe and Freud's Death Wish Theory, 2002.
A study of the Freudian "death wish" theory through the poems of Edgar Allan Poe.
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The author of this paper sets out to prove that Edgar Allan Poe did not ascribe to Freud's theory that man has an unconscious desire to die, despite his preoccupation with death in his poems. By elaborating on Freud's theory, the author shows how Poe did not desire death but instead sought a change of condition from sorrow to joy.
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"Poe's overwhelming desire for release from suffering, even temporarily, is as great as his overwhelming anguish and loneliness. But he continues to reject death by rejecting the Raven which symbolizes and portends it. And even in the unconscious state, he is inclined towards former joy in the company of Lenore rather than towards a voiding of that joy in the voiding of life in or through death. Hence, Freud's assumption on a death wish fails."
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Life and Death: Abortion and the Death Penalty, 2005.
Explains why there is no contradiction in simultaneously viewing abortion as permissible in the early stages of pregnancy but the death penalty as impermissible.
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This paper explains why a woman's views that abortion in the early stages of pregnancy is permissible but that the death penalty is never permissible are congruent and consistent from a moral and ethical standpoint.
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"Though Abby rejects the application of the death penalty in all instances she does advocate the permissibility of abortion in the early stages. Despite the seeming contradiction of ethics or morals in these views, Abby's views on abortion and the death penalty are more congruent than they might initially appear. This is because abortion is part of a woman's overall reproductive rights guaranteed by law while the death penalty is often applied in a biased manner and represents state-sanctioned homicide..."
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"Death of a Salesman" - Death of a Dream, 2002.
An analysis of Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman".
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This paper presents a discussion about the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The author of this paper takes the reader through a discussion about the play, the characters, the messages and the meanings. In addition the author discusses the use of structure sound and sense in the play.
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?The Raven?: A Sculpture by Edgar Allan Poe, 2006.
An unconventional review of the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe.
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This paper studies the Edgar Allan Poe poem "The Raven" by comparing its art form to that of sculpture. The paper provides a stanza-by-stanza recitation and analysis of the poem, which demonstrates how Poe crafted his piece like a sculpture, stripping away all unnecessary detail. By leaving only the essence and repeating it in rich detail, the paper argues that Poe composed a visual, multidimensional picture of human emotion.
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"Poe's works of poetry are known for their ephemeral quality, the sense that it is not quite possible to glean a precise meaning, but there is an undeniable mood that communicates deep emotional resonance to the reader. His poems remain mysterious to the extent that they are not simple allegories open to straightforward interpretations. For Poe, reality is not the physical or the material, but the spiritual and the intangible. In "The Raven" we are never sure just what happened "upon a midnight dreary" but we know that something profound took place in the soul of this grieving man who "pondered weak and weary" dreaming of the lost Lenore."
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Death of Women in Edgar Allan Poe's Works, 1975.
This paper discusses Edgar Allan Poe's use of the death of women as a major theme and refers to poems and stories.
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"Edgar Allan Poe is more popular today than when he was alive. Ironically, considering that his most successful writing is about death, his own death led to increased fame for him. As a result of films starring Vincent Price and based on Poe, wealth and recognition have resulted for others. Poe is one of the few 19th-Century American writers who is appreciated even by young people. Of course, the appreciation is through film versions of Poe's works. Although Poe was found in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland just before he died, in death Poe has achieved success as a master of horror and doom.
Poe often chose the death of a beautiful woman as his subject. He considered it to be the most poetic of all possible subjects. In Poe's essay "The Philosophy of Composition," he explains the methodical manner in which he composed "The Raven.""
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Death in the Works of Edgar Allan Poe, 2005.
A look at the theme of death in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Fall of the House of Usher".
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This paper explains how Edgar Allan Poe so effectively uses setting, atmosphere and symbolism, in two of his famous works, to explore the theme of death.
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"Jack Sullivan notes that Poe "revolutionized the horror tale, endowing it with new psychological insight and consistency of tone and atmosphere" (323). "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" are two excellent examples of how Poe captures his audience with mood and tone and keep them interested with a totally unique and macabre atmosphere. Included in this mix is the element of fear, which is anything but normal. Michael Burduck claims that Poe's tales probe "pain, decay, and terror" to entertain his readers and "enlighten the dark tunnels of human life" (Burduck 102). Additionally, he notes that Poe "prefers to scare his audience from within" (105). These techniques operate in a fantastical way, especially when we consider Poe's almost constant theme of death."
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Death, Justice and Edgar Allen Poe, 2007.
An analysis of the themes of death and justice in "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allen Poe.
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This paper discusses how Poe as a writer dwelt much in the madness and morbidity of man and how he enjoyed writing about loss, pain and lies, as these were the emotions with which he was most familiar. In particular, the paper looks at "The Black Cat", which tells of a man driven to murder by his unexplainable hatred for his pet black cat. In the dark recesses of his twisted mind, he found relief in the gruesome passing of his wife with the loss of his reviled pet. The paper also looks at "The Masque of the Red Death", which tells of a plague that has purged the world and murdered everything in its path, killing without qualm and pity, not distinguishing between race, age, gender or social status.
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"In both stories, man's darkest nature was revealed. First is that selfishness runs deep in our veins. Prince Prospero paid no attention to the devastation brought by the Red Death outside his castle walls. As long as he had everything his heart desired inside, he felt safe and secured from the fate of a terrible death in the hands of an unrelenting plague. This thinking is foolish at best, for no one can escape Death. Death cannot be stopped by walls, doors or barricades. This lesson was learned the hard way by Prince Prospero and his dominions."
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"The Mask of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe, 2001.
A look at the writing style and the structure that Edgar Allan Poe uses in his novel "The Mask of Red Death".
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A look at the structure and use of writing style in "The Mask of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe uses contrasting descriptions that work in conjunction with the literary elements to produce a dramatic impact. His use of contrasts helps tie the elements together and produces a powerful effect.
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"The Mask of the Red Death" is a fiction story with a structure strongly supported by literary elements, including tone, plot, symbols, characterization, and setting. The detailed description of the setting plays a key role in the structural development and helps the reader picture the sequence of events vividly. The plot is critical to the structure, as it unravels gradually, and the symbols and the tone complement it with strong detailed contrasts.
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Poe's Preoccupation with Dying & Death, 2001.
Use of symbolism in short stories incl. "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," The Cask of Amontillado," & in selected poems incl. "The Raven," "Annabel Lee."
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"Edgar Allan Poe shows a fascination with death, disease, and decay in his stories and poems, and he uses symbolism to represent death and dying as something that takes place not separate from life but deeply embedded within it. Poe mixes life and death in a variety of ways, so much so that he seems to show a morbid fascination with the processes of dying and with the symbolism of death.
Poe's preoccupation with death and more specifically with death-in-life is seen in many of his short stories. The character of Roderick Usher in "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a man whose senses are so acute as to cause him physical pain -- a case of one who lives life is in an ultra mode that restricts his movements so much as to reduce rather than enhance life. His sister shows a different form of life-in-death, or..."
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"The Raven" ( Edgar Allan Poe ), 1995.
Explores the poem's themes of beauty, indefinite pleasure, reality, death, unfulfilled desire and evil.
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"In his 1836 "Letter to B--," Edgar Allen Poe contends that the object of poetry is pleasure, not truth; moreover, the pleasure should be indefinite rather than definite, consisting of romantic images whose sensations are ambiguous and whose effects present beauty as a "transpersonal or archetypal entity." (Knapp 48) In "The Philosophy of Composition," dated ten years later, Poe expands on his original notion by restricting the means by which indefinite pleasure can best be achieved within the framework of the poem: "[The] pleasure which is at once the most intense, the most pure, and the most elevating, is...found in the contemplation of the beautiful." (Poe 16)
Beauty, for Poe, is juxtaposed with the passion of the human soul--not necessarily a passion for a specific woman, but a melancholy longing frequently symbolized by the type of passion ..."
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