The Multi-man Genre and Poe's ByronsEdwin Mellen Press Limited, 1987 - 140 pages This work contends that Poe's use of Byron as antagonist was an example of the fragmentation of character - using reflections of Byron as seen by himself, by Poe, by his adulators and defamers - for literary effect. |
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... hearts If Byron was one ' whose eyes were in his heart , ' he and a Roderick , whose heart was a suspended lute which resounded when- ever touched , might be one and the same person . That he is in fact Byron in disguise , is one of the ...
... hearts If Byron was one ' whose eyes were in his heart , ' he and a Roderick , whose heart was a suspended lute which resounded when- ever touched , might be one and the same person . That he is in fact Byron in disguise , is one of the ...
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... heart , and Roderick Usher also represents Byron , then the motto Poe gave the Usher tale : Son coeur est un luth suspendu , Sitôt qu'on le touche il résonne . ( 397 ) may be intended to contradict or correct Bulwer . Whatever failings ...
... heart , and Roderick Usher also represents Byron , then the motto Poe gave the Usher tale : Son coeur est un luth suspendu , Sitôt qu'on le touche il résonne . ( 397 ) may be intended to contradict or correct Bulwer . Whatever failings ...
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... heart . In other words , " Israfel " could constitute Poe's early answer , the motto to the Usher tale a later one , to Bulwer's analysis of Byron's psyche . " William Wilson " itself could then be regarded as a tale of effect in what ...
... heart . In other words , " Israfel " could constitute Poe's early answer , the motto to the Usher tale a later one , to Bulwer's analysis of Byron's psyche . " William Wilson " itself could then be regarded as a tale of effect in what ...
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