LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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he writes about the certainty of death
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he writes about the natural world
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he writes about romantic love
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he writes about his own personal experiences
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Edgar Allen Poe (1809-49) shifted the boundaries of fiction in the genres of detective stories, science fiction, and tales of horror. Death-especially fear of it-is a recurring theme in Poe’s work. This fascination may result from Poe’s own losses: his parents died before he was 3 years old.
Detailed explanation-3: -Poe’s life was very depressing, which helped his inspiration for his dark stories. He was separated from his parents and siblings at birth, and went on to watch the rest of his family die around him. These dark events in his life stimulated his unique and creepy style of writing, which is what he is famous for.
Detailed explanation-4: -Edgar Allan Poe’s works have a number of common themes, motifs and structures that categorize them as Gothic. These elements include death and decay; the presence of madness, insanity or other internal chaos; the supernatural; and haunted locations.