Date of Award

1-1-2012

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

College/School/Department

Department of English

Content Description

1 online resource (iv, 64 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Tom Cohen

Committee Members

Helen R Elam

Keywords

dialectics, Emerson, Eureka, Jonathan Edwards, Poe, Dialectic in literature

Subject Categories

American Literature

Abstract

This thesis investigates the role of dialectics in Edgar Allan Poe's fiction and prose. With particular attention to "Eureka" (1848), as well as "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1838) and Ligeia (1838/45), I argue that much of Poe's thought relies on theological sources including the writings of Jonathan Edwards and the Gospel of John.

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