... own work, including medieval settings, supernatural occurrences, terror, and architectural ruins. Certainly, ' 'The Fall of the House of Usher'' (1834) has all of the Gothic ingredients. Moreover, Poe is particularly important to the ongoing influence of the Gothic on contemporary literature, moving the genre from an external to an internal psychological focus. The main concern of this paper ... response to the historical, sociological, psychological, and political contexts of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries (Galens 2002:281). Certainly, any close examination ...

• Word Count: 3098
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate