1. Bradstreet, Paine and Poe
As the new world struggled to gain independence from it's mother country, Britain, native authors also struggled to develop their own styles of writing. ... Greatness came with a strong nation and thousands of poems and stories that shaped our nation. ... Poe was the master of criticism - he developed his own theory on the mechanics of composition (short story and poetry), he confronted the dark side of human behavior, and what scares humans to insanity. ... (The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe) As a short-story writer, Poe was a fascinating man of imagination. ... He was t...
- Word Count: 902
- Approx Pages: 4
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate