Edgar Allen Poe kirjandus
Poe's best known fiction works are Gothic
His most recurring themes :
death (its physical signs)
the effects of decomposition
concerns of premature burial
the reanimation of the dead,
mourning
Dark romanticism genre
Wrote :
horror
satires
humor tales
hoaxes
He used irony and ludicrous extravagance
"Metzengerstein" - the first story that Poe is known to have
published
Poe reinvented science fiction responding in his writing to
emerging technologies such as hot air balloons in "The
Balloon-Hoax"
He used themes specifically catered for mass market tastes.
Disliked didacticism and allegory
"Works with obvious meanings cease to be art."
"Quality work should be brief and focus on a specific single
effect. "
"The writer should carefully calculate every sentiment and
idea."
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