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description: Master storyteller. Madman. Americas dark genius. Who was Edgar Allan Poe and why have his bizarre and fascinating works resonated with readers so strongly? Through these 10 lectures you will delve into the darkness of Poes most nightmarish stories including The Tell-Tale Heart The Pit and the Pendulum and The Fall of the House of Usher. Youll also learn how he invented the detective story and explored themes of love and loss in such poems as Ulalume and Annabel Lee. And youll discover how Poe employed symbolism imagery rhythm and rhyme irony and paradox repetition simile and foreshadowing to create a unique body of work that has enthralled readers and influenced writers for more than 150 years. But our fascination with Poe is only partly his provocative often disturbing literature. He is widely known for living an unconventional and tortured life - a life filled with loss poverty neglect and self-destruction. So in addition to the scope of his work youll get captivating insights into the man himself: his tragic life and the inner workings of his curious mind. Plagued with more than his fair share of illness conflict misery and death through most of his existence Poe also notoriously exhibited bizarre behaviors that frequently undermined his quest for literary fame. Your professor Mark Canada draws on his own research into Poes psychology including some insights from modern brain science to understand why Poe acted and wrote as he did. Unpack the works the life and the mind of Edgar Allen Poe to discover what makes him a uniquely haunting author to this day.
language: English
title: Edgar Allan Poe: Master of Horror
publisher: Audible Originals