ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Madeline Usher, Annabel Lee, Berenice, as well as Rowena and Ligeia are all dead by the end of Poe’s respective works. After their deaths, these characters are often resurrected shortly after (again, like Madeline Usher in “The Fall of the House of Usher” and Ligeia in her namesake strory).

Detailed explanation-2: -Narrator In the tales of criminal insanity, Poe’s narrators are unnamed and often unreliable. They claim their sanity and then proceed to detail their pathological madness. In the detective stories, the narrator is a loyal friend of Dupin and is in awe of the crime solver’s brilliance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Poe’s lyrical poems and dark tales are a reflection of the darker side of Romanticism as they address topics such as death, supernatural forces, loss of love, a flawed society and the evils of human nature.

Detailed explanation-4: -The disease and eventual death of his wife had a substantial effect on Edgar Allan Poe, who became despondent and turned to alcohol to cope.