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The Tell-Tale Heart
Poe’s preference for not naming his narrators is potent once again in “The Tell-Tale Heart”, a story that is trying so hard to appear sane, but fails miserably in the end. With …
A Descent into the Maelström
When Poe takes us to sea, we get sucked in.In "A Descent into the Maelstrom" (1841) Poe’s narrator recounts his horrific experience when he and his brother’s boat get sucked down …
Hemlighetsfulla och fantastiska historier
'Hemlighetsfulla och fantastiska historier' är samlingen för den som vill bekanta sig med Edgar Allan Poe och hans numera klassiska litterära verk. Efter inledningen med den …
The Imp of the Perverse
Ever wondered how to combat the deep-seated urge to do wrong? Maybe Edgar Allen Poe can help. In "The Imp of the Perverse" (1845) Poe sets out to explain the Imp – the archetype …
A Dream Within a Dream
An example of Poe’s melancholic and morbid poetic pieces, "A Dream Within a Dream" is a poem that pitifully mourns the passing of time. The poet’s own life, teeming with …
B.J. Harrison Reads MS. Found in a Bottle
In 'MS. Found in a Bottle', one harrowing event seems to take place after another. Our narrator is a man who has become alienated from others and his country. He steps aboard a …
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque I
From the mysterious marriage in “Morella”, to the satirical and secretive vistas of “The Man That Was Used Up”, or the depressed Roderick Usher, the reader is facing the first …
The Premature Burial
The story unanimously voices Poe’s obsessive concern with premature burial. Dwelling on humanity’s fear of being buried alive, Edgar Allan Poe provides not only examples of such …
Punaisen surman naamio
Ympärillä riehuu rutto. Prinssi Prosperos keksii paeta mustaa surmaa yhteen linnoistaan. Mukaan hän ottaa tuhat hovin edustajaa, ja seuraavat kuukaudet he aikovat elää eristettyä …
B.J. Harrison Reads Berenice
Egaeus is a man who can get lost in matters with 'nervous intensity of interest'. He is about to marry his cousin Berenice, whose health is deteriorating until the only part the …