A Critical Essay on Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher (1

The twenty first century author Alexandra Iftodi Zamfir (1986- ) argues that computer architecture and settings are more important in Gothic fiction than in any other(a) type of literature. (Zamfir. 2011 15). The execution and the nature of architectural space per trends a significant role inside the communicative structure of Gothic fiction as it creates and builds layers of imagination that signify the horrific and gloomy. This is illustrative of a building construction, one in which creates an atmosphere of suspense, a boastful aspect to the Gothic fiction genre. It was the Gothic author Horace Walpole (1717-1797) who first illustrated in his Gothic novel The Castle of Otranto (1764) an example symbolic to the nature and power of architectural space explored through the composition of his own business firm in Strawberry Hill, which was the most complete neo-Gothic structure of the time. His mansion, as the author admits, stands at the base of architectural designshapes, decors, landscapes, were all under one form or another, elements of Gothic construction. (Zamfir. 2011 18). This critical essay will explore and analyse the nature of Gothic architecture deployed as a vehicle of construction within the narrative structure of the American author Edgar Allan Poes (1809-1849) macabre and fictional prose The Fall of the plate of doorkeeper (1839). (Poe. 1987 1). I shall present and argue how the artistic do used in the narrative structure create an atmosphere of tension and suspense, through the exploration and investigating of Gothic architecture, demonstrating a close reading and psychological analysis from key passages of the text applying psychoanalytical examples from the nineteenth century theorist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). (Chiriac... ...sign_of_Space_in_Gothic_Architecture. Accessed 11th whitethorn 2012Giordano, R. (2005-2011) Poestories.com An exploration of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe. On-line Available from http//www.poest ories.com/. Accessed 24th phratry 2011Gunn, A.G. (1997-2002) Cyclopaedia of Ghost Story Writers. On-line Available from http//www.jb.man.ac.uk/agg/ghosts/poeea. Accessed 24th September 2011Hallqvist, C. (2001) The Poe Decoder. On-line Available from http//www.poedecoder.com/. Accessed 24th September 2011Montagna, J.A. (2006) The industrial Revolution. On-line Available from http//www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1981/2/81.02.06.x.html. Accessed 11th May 2012Pridmore, J. (1998-2011) Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). On-line Available from http//www.literaryhistory.com/19thC/Poe.htm. Accessed 24th September 2011 A Critical Essay on Edgar Allan Poes The Fall of the House of Usher (1The twenty first century author Alexandra Iftodi Zamfir (1986- ) argues that architecture and settings are more important in Gothic fiction than in any other type of literature. (Zamfir. 2011 15). The execution and the nature of architectural space performs a significant role w ithin the narrative structure of Gothic fiction as it creates and builds layers of imagery that signify the horrific and gloomy. This is illustrative of a building construction, one in which creates an atmosphere of suspense, a prominent aspect to the Gothic fiction genre. It was the Gothic writer Horace Walpole (1717-1797) who first illustrated in his Gothic novel The Castle of Otranto (1764) an example symbolic to the nature and power of architectural space explored through the composition of his own house in Strawberry Hill, which was the most complete neo-Gothic structure of the time. His mansion, as the author admits, stands at the base of architectural designshapes, decors, landscapes, were all under one form or another, elements of Gothic construction. (Zamfir. 2011 18). This critical essay will explore and analyse the nature of Gothic architecture deployed as a vehicle of construction within the narrative structure of the American author Edgar Allan Poes (1809-1849) mac abre and fictional prose The Fall of the House of Usher (1839). (Poe. 1987 1). I shall present and argue how the artistic effects used in the narrative structure create an atmosphere of tension and suspense, through the exploration and investigation of Gothic architecture, demonstrating a close reading and psychological analysis from key passages of the text applying psychoanalytical examples from the nineteenth century theorist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). (Chiriac... ...sign_of_Space_in_Gothic_Architecture. Accessed 11th May 2012Giordano, R. (2005-2011) Poestories.com An Exploration of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe. On-line Available from http//www.poestories.com/. Accessed 24th September 2011Gunn, A.G. (1997-2002) Cyclopaedia of Ghost Story Writers. On-line Available from http//www.jb.man.ac.uk/agg/ghosts/poeea. Accessed 24th September 2011Hallqvist, C. (2001) The Poe Decoder. On-line Available from http//www.poedecoder.com/. Accessed 24th September 2011Montagna, J.A. (2006) The Industrial Revolution. On-line Available from http//www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1981/2/81.02.06.x.html. Accessed 11th May 2012Pridmore, J. (1998-2011) Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). On-line Available from http//www.literaryhistory.com/19thC/Poe.htm. Accessed 24th September 2011