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Isolation and Community in Poe
Donne and Poe both deal with man in isolation. The end is the same but the outlook is different. more...
For Whom Does Poe's Bell Ring?
Edgar Allan Poe's fascination with bells and chimes could be inspired by John Donne's famous meditation that includes the line "Ask not for whom the bell tolls..." more...
Allegory in Masque of Red Death
While many argue that Poe did not intend the story to be an allegory, looking at the elements of the story as pieces in an allegory is an easy way to understand it. more...
A synopsis of the main plot points in Edgar Allen Poe's short story The Masque of the Red Death. more...
Cloaked as a traditional western, Clark's novel follows the path of mob justice in the classical Greek tragic style. more...
A small but well-defined cast of characters are given the leading roles in one of Nathaniel Hawthorne's most well known novels, The House of Seven Gables. more...
The House of Seven Gables is a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne that has characters who are not part of the main plot. Here is a breakdown of those characters. more...
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