ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Poe’s best-known fiction works are Gothic horror, adhering to the genre’s conventions to appeal to the public taste. His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Poe was an American writer, considered part of the Romantic Movement, in the sub-genre of Dark Romanticism. He became an accomplished poet, short story writer, editor, and literary critic, and gained worldwide fame for his dark, macabre tales of horror, practically inventing the genre of Gothic Literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -Edgar Allan Poe’s best-known works include the poems “To Helen” (1831), “The Raven” (1845), and “Annabel Lee” (1849); the short stories of wickedness and crime “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843) and “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846); and the supernatural horror story “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839).

Detailed explanation-4: -Poe created a tense atmosphere in his works, which made the readers feel they will be forever in the suspense of the stories. Poe’s novels are based on crimes and some terrible events, describing murders and death, which is the influence of Gothic novels.

Detailed explanation-5: -Poe was left with only a child’s memories of a dying mother. These tragic life circumstances gave young Edgar a unique perspective on writing and poetry, which led him to pursue the gothic theme in his primary work.