Human PsycheandtheCreation ofHorrorinEdgarAllan Poe-The case ofthe Black Catandthe Maskof tphe RedDeath.

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2019-07-15

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Abstract ThepresentresearchstudiestheworksofEdgarAllanPoe.ItdiscussesEdgarsstyle ofwritingshortstoriesandmainlyfocusesontheaspectsofhumanpsycheandcreationof horrorinPoe’sshortstories.ItthrowslightonthewaysinwhichEdgarhaspresentedthe differentaspectsofpsycheandalsotakesintoaccountthecreationofhorrorintheselected shortstories-TheBlackCatandtheMaskoftheRedDeath.Moreover,itemphasizesthe mannerinwhichEdgarAllanPoereflectshisawarenessofthecomplexrealitiesofhumanlife andinusingGothicFictiontochoosetheelementsofhorrorandsuspenseinordertopicture outtheaspectsofhumanmindandnature.ThestudywillshedlightsontwoofPoe’sshort storieswhichwillbringintolighthowEdgarsuccessfullypresentsthethinkingprocessesof the human brain,in a specificstyleof writing short stories of horror andsuspense.

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Key words: horror, human psyche, gothic, romantecism, disturbed, mind

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