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Books on: "House of Usher"

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The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe

Book by Kevin J. Hayes; Cambridge University Press, 2002

Subjects:

Poe, Edgar Allan--1809-1849--Criticism And Interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

This Companion consists of 14 essays by leading international scholars. They provide a series of new perspectives on one of the most enigmatic and controversial American writers. Specially tailored to the needs of undergraduates, the essays examine all of Poe's major writings, his poetry, short ...
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This Companion consists of 14 essays by leading international scholars. They provide a series of new perspectives on one of the most enigmatic and controversial American writers. Specially tailored to the needs of undergraduates, the essays examine all of Poe's major writings, his poetry, short stores and criticism, and place his work in a variety of literary, cultural and political contexts. This volume will be of interest to scholars as well as students. It features a detailed chronology and a comprehensive guide to further reading.
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On Poe: The Best from American Literature

Book by Louis J. Budd, Edwin H. Cady; Duke University Press, 1993

Subjects:

Fiction, Poe, Edgar Allan--1809-1849--Criticism And Interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...purposes. In "The Fall of the House of Usher" and in "Ligeia," phrenology...as the narrator approaches the House of Usher he finds himself in "a singularly...that the scenery surrounding the House of Usher is not such as will arouse pleasurable...
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Student Companion to Edgar Allan Poe

Book by Tony Magistrale; Greenwood Press, 2001

Subjects:

Fantasy Literature, American--Examinations--Study Guides, Fantasy Literature, American--History And Criticism, Poe, Edgar Allan--1809-1849--Criticism And Interpretation--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Poe, Edgar Allan--1809-1849--Examinations--Study Guides

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

The contributions of Edgar Allan Poe have withstood the test of time; his best poems and fiction are more popular and carry greater significance now than they did during his own era. This highly readable introduction to the life, times, and major works of Poe offers fresh interpretations of timeless ...
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The contributions of Edgar Allan Poe have withstood the test of time; his best poems and fiction are more popular and carry greater significance now than they did during his own era. This highly readable introduction to the life, times, and major works of Poe offers fresh interpretations of timeless masterpieces like "The Raven" and "The Purloined Letter." Students, general readers, and fans of all things Gothic will enjoy the fascinating insights this volume offers.
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Poe

Book by James M. Hutchisson; University of Mississippi Press, 2005

Subjects:

Authors, American--19th Century--Biography, Critics--United States--Biography, Poe, Edgar Allan--1809-1849

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...themselves. Characteristic of Poes later work, the story, a precursor in many ways to the famous The Fall of the House of Usher, has strong European overtones (it was originally subtitled A Tale in Imitation of the German ) and an indistinct...
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The Tales of Poe

Book by Harold Bloom; Chelsea House Publishers, 1987

Subjects:

American literature--History and criticism, Fantasy fiction, American--History and criticism, Horror tales, American--History and criticism, Horror tales--History and criticism, Poe, Edgar Allan--1809-1849--Tales

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

-- Presents the most important 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature
-- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism
-- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index

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Journal Articles on: "House of Usher"

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"The Fall of the House of Usher," Simms's Castle Dismal, and the Scarlet Letter: Literary Interconnections

Journal article by Molly Boyd; Studies in the Novel, Vol. 35, 2003

Subjects:

Authors--Comparative method, Castle Dismal: or, The Bachelor's Christmas. A Domestic Legend (Short story)--Comparative method, Fiction--Comparative method, Hawthorne, Nathaniel--Comparative method, Poe, Edgar Allan--Comparative method, Simms, William Gilmore--Comparative method, The Fall of the House of Usher (Short story)--Comparative method, The Scarlet Letter (Book)--Comparative method

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

"The fall of the house of usher," Simmss Castle Dismal, and The...interconnections. Poes "The Fall of the House of Usher," first published in Burtons Gentlemans...from the previously published "House of Usher" to his own purposes. Both stories...
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"Reading Encrypted but Persistent": The Gothic of Reading and Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"

Journal article by Harriet Hustis; Studies in American Fiction, Vol. 27, 1999

Subjects:

American literature--19th century, Codes--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Fall of the House of Usher (Short story)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poe, Edgar Allan--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...READING AND POES "THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER". by Harriet Hustis...criticism of Poes "The Fall of the House of Usher," which often focuses on the reliability...the narrator of "The Fall of the House of Usher," for example, began by assuming...
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Foucault in the House of Usher: Some Historical Permutations in Poe's Gothic

Journal article by Stephen Dougherty; Papers on Language & Literature, Vol. 37, 2001

Subjects:

Authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Characters and characteristics in literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Gothic literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poe, Edgar Allan--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Racism in literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The House of Usher (Short story)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Foucault in the House of Usher: Some Historical Permutations in...same year that "The Fall of the House of Usher" was published in Burtons Gentlemans...I will discuss "The Fall of the House of Usher," justly the most famous of all...
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"Sympathies of a Scarcely Intelligible Nature": The Brother-Sister Bond in Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher

Journal article by Leila S. May; Studies in Short Fiction, Vol. 30, 1993

Subjects:

Brothers and sisters--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Poe, Edgar Allan--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Fall of the House of Usher (Short story)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...brother-sister bond in Poes "Fall of the House of Usher by Leila S. May Matthew...patriarchy itself. "The Fall of the House of Usher," written mid-century, is prophetic...analyzed the symbolism of Poes "House of Usher," and particularly that of the...
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House of Mirrors: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"

Journal article by John H. Timmerman; Papers on Language & Literature, Vol. 39, 2003

Subjects:

English literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poe, Edgar Allan

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Edgar Allan Poes "The Fall of the House of Usher". by John H. Timmerman "The Fall of the House of Usher" is among those few stories that...Thompsons analysis of "The Fall of the House of Usher" in his Poes Fiction. Thompson...

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Magazine Articles on: "House of Usher"

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Breaking the Sound Barrier: Composers Parlay Their Experience as Sound Designers into New Musical Forms

Magazine article by Mark Blankenship; American Theatre, Vol. 23, February 2006

Subjects:

Authors--Works, Gibson, William (Canadian writer)--Works, Writers--Works

Collections: Entire Library

...HARDER AND HARDER TO SPOT A MUSICAL. Take Lady Madeline, a "musical re-imagining" of Edgar Allan Poes "The Fall of the House of Usher" that opens at Chicagos Steppenwolf Theatre Company this month. The show will feature several songs co-written by Andre...
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Vidi Vidi Vidi

Magazine article by Gavin Smith; Film Comment, Vol. 37, May 2001

Subjects:

DVDs (Digital videodisks)--Marketing, Digital video disk--Marketing, Video recording industry--Marketing, Video recordings--Marketing

Collections: Entire Library

...Deadly (55) Apache (54) -- MGM/UA $19.98 Too Late the Hero (69) -- Anchor Bay $24.98 Corman x 3: The Fall of the House of Usher (60), The Pit and the Pendulum (61) X -- The Man With X-Ray Eyes (63) -- MGM/UA $19.98 Egoyan x 4: Next of Kin...
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Home Alone: The Dark Heart of Shelter-Lit Addiction

Magazine article by Terry Castle; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 297, March 2006

Subjects:

Interior design--Methods, Interior design--Social aspects, Special interest magazines--Psychological aspects, Special interest magazines--Social aspects

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...previous wife had dropped dead there of alcohol poisoning a few months before my mother met him. The place was my private House of Usher; I worried over the ghastly reality--maternal lack of cash--it represented. And as if to confirm its baleful role in...
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Music Musique: French and American Piano Composition in the Jazz Age

Magazine article by Luke O. Gillespie; American Music Teacher, Vol. 57, August 2007

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Music Musique: French and American Piano Composition in the Jazz Age (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Apache" dance; American literary influence is pervasive, with Debussy saying, for example, "I spent my existence in the House of Usher," and Ravel, "My teacher was Edgar Allan Poe." Writers dealing with the aesthetic backgrounds of jazz and classical...
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Descents into the Maelstrom: New Productions Plunge into the Murky Depths of Poe's Writings-And His Psyche

Magazine article by Celia Wren; American Theatre, Vol. 20, October 2003

Subjects:

Adler Danztheatre Project--Performances, Astin, John--Performances, Authors, American--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Authors, American--Works, Clemens, Paul Day--Works, Drama--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Edgar Allan Poe: Once Upon a Midnight (Play)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Ever Your Own, Edgar (Play)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Kadmus Theatre Studio--Performances, Magid, Ron--Works, Poe, Edgar Allan--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Poe, Edgar Allan--Works, The Revealed One (Play)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...metaphysics. The surreal imagery of Robert Wilsons POEtry--a door leading nowhere; an arrow plunging into a cube-like House of Usher; a tableau of disembodied eyeballs suspended against a blue backdrop--seems to conjure up a mind engaged in contemplating...

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Newspaper Articles on: "House of Usher"

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A Talent for the Dark Side; Master of the Hoax and Detective Plot: Vincent Price and Myrna Fahey in Roger Corman's 1960 Film of Edgar Allan Poe's the Fall of the House of Usher

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 4, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Hoax and Detective Plot: Vincent Price and Myrna Fahey in Roger Cormans 1960 Film of Edgar Allan Poes the Fall of the House of Usher. Byline: EMMA CRICHTON-MILLER Poe: A Life Cut Short by Peter Ackroyd (Chatto, pounds sterling15.99) PETER Ackroyd...
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'Usher' Lush, Disturbing; Poe's Tale of Deterioration Undulates with Life

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, September 28, 2007

Subjects:

The Fall of the House of Usher (Short fiction), Theater--Theater reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...creepy classic, "The Fall of the House of Usher," which is imbued with a lush...Poes works, and "The Fall of the House of Usher" contains one of his most harrowing...and writhes into the ground. The House of Usher is quiet at last. Its all very...
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Fiendishly Excellent Staging of Poe Classic

Newspaper article by Nelson Pressley; The Washington Times, September 24, 1997

Subjects:

Poe, Edgar Allan

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Edgar Allan Poes "The Fall of the House of Usher." The show starts with a scream...both the figurative and literal House of Usher in a visual trick that would make...the way. WHAT: "The Fall of the House of Usher" WHERE: District of Columbia...
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Theater; Theater Mini-Reviews

Newspaper article by Nelson Pressley; The Washington Times, September 18, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Mammoth Theatre Company. Writer-performer Brian Freemans solo show. Through Oct. 5. 202/393-3939. * The Fall of the House of Usher - Fraudulent Productions. The avant-garde troupe stages Steven Berkoffs take on Edgar Allan Poes tale. At the District...
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Knowing Poe Amazing and Thorough

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 19, 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Northeastern United States during his short 40 years working as critic, editor and author of works such as "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Raven" until his mysterious death in a Baltimore hospital. A new Web site looks...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: "House of Usher"

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Glass, Philip

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...particularly well known for his operas, which also include Satyagraha (1980); Akhnaten (1984); The Fall of the House of Usher (1988); Hydrogen Jukebox (1990), a collaboration with Allen Ginsberg ; The Voyage (1992); and La Belle et la...
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Poe, Edgar Allan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...contributed to his greatness as a writer. Such compelling stories as "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" involve the reader in a universe that is at once beautiful and grotesque, real and fantastic. His poems (including...

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