Edgar Allan Poe's Arabesque: An Analysis of This Subgenre

Aneta BENÁČKOVÁ

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

Arabesque is a term Edgar Allan Poe applied to stories that were symbolic, aesthetically pleasing, and to some degree even mathematical, and may be perceived as such visually, audibly, or by touch. Order and unity of the structure of the story may be also reflected in the architectural space in which the plot is set. Rather than examining Gothic features, only the arabesque features will be the target of analysis, hence "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Black Cat" and finally "The Cask of Amontillado."

Abstract:

Arabeska je termín Edgara Allana Poea, aplikovaný na příběhy, které byly symbolické, esteticky příjemné a do určité míry dokonce matematické a mohou být jako takové vnímány vizuálně, slyšitelně nebo dotykem. Řád a jednota struktury příběhu se může promítnout i do architektonického prostoru, do kterého je děj zasazen. Spíše, než zkoumání gotických prvků budou cílem analýzy pouze arabesky jako subžánr v povídkách "Zánik domu Usherů," "Jáma a kyvadlo," "Maska Rudé smrti," "Zrádné srdce," "Černý kocour," a "Sud vína amontilladského."

Keywords

Arabeska, E. A. Poe, literatura, americká literatura, analýza

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 21. 4. 2023

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: PhDr. Christopher Erwin Koy, M.A., Ph.D.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE

Faculty of Education

Bachelor programme / field:
Degree in specific subject teaching at lower secondary schools / ČJs-AJs-SZs