1. Psychoanalytic Reading of Poe's Oval Portrait
Abstract This article applies some concepts of Freudian psychoanalysis to Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Oval Portrait". ... Keywords: Freudian Psychoanalysis, Complex, Vampirism in Art, Eros and Thanatos, Women, Death, Immortality 1. ... In other words, the main focal point of the article is on the psychology of the characters in the story. ... Sigmund Freud Psychology's most famous figure is also one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the twentieth century. Sigmund Freud's work and theories helped shape our views of childhood, personality, me...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate