Edgar Allan Poe’s life was marked with hardship and rejection on a near-continual basis. Add in the heavy drinking, and his early and tragic death was almost assured. Even so, Poe left a large literary body of work–in his life, he was known mostly for literary criticism rather than fiction and poetry–and his impact on American literature has made him a canonical writer. Poe, however, was indeed human, and was deeply affected by his own experiences as well as the broader issues and discussions of the day.
You may chose one of the following themes:
- 19th century science and Poe’s response
- Poe’s distaste for Transcendentalism
- Gothic themes and symbols
Your paper should center around this chosen theme and will focus entirely on that theme. Do not address multiple topics.
The requirements for this paper include:
- clean MLA style with relevant and correct formatting and citations
- several direct and well-integrated paraphrases or short quotes from one of Poe’s assigned fiction works
- several direct and well-integrated paraphrases or short quotes from one of the materials provided under the Research heading for the module
- several direct and well-integrated paraphrases or short quotes from at least one academic or critical text of your choosing. This includes books and critical articles found in databases such as JSTOR, ProjectMUSE, Gale Literature, and Academic Search Complete. This does not include generalized Web sources.
- 900 words in length
- correct and concise college-level academic tone and grammar
- clear and understandable thesis focused on one topic
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