Poe, ‚The House of Usher, ‚ and the American Gothic discusses the interrelation between Poe’s tale and the modern horror genre, demonstrating how Poe’s work continues to serve as a model for exploring the deepest and most primitive corners of the human mind and heart.
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Introduction: The ‚Usher‘ Formula Feminist ‚Usher‘: Domestic Horror in Gilman’s ‚The Yellow Wallpaper‘ Realistic ‚Usher‘: Narrative Imagination and James’s The Turn of the Screw Cosmic ‚Usher‘: Lovecraft Adapts his ‚God of Fiction‘ Haunted ‚Usher‘: Moving Towards Absolute Reality in The Haunting of Hill House Maternal ‚Usher‘: Bloch’s Psycho and the Blood-Stained Goddess of Death Evil ‚Usher‘: Rosemary’s Baby , Pop Culture, and the Evils of Consumerism Ceremonial ‚Usher‘: The Initiation of Jack Torrance and the Fall of the Overlook Hotel
Über den Autor
Author Dennis R. Perry: Dennis R. Perry is an Associate Professor of Literature and Film at Brigham Young University, USA. Author Carl H. Sederholm: Carl H. Sederholm is an Associate Professor of Humanities at Brigham Young University, USA.