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The Tell Tale Heart Research Paper

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Edgar Allan Poe wrote the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” in 1843 (Virginia.edu). By writing this story, and many others, Poe gained the reputation of being a fantastic gothic author. Gothic began in the 1700s and has since developed into a major genre of literature. Scholars divide gothic history into three distinct waves, these waves all last approximately forty years and arise from the impact of major events and instability in culture (Floyd). “The Tell-tale Heart” was written between the first and second waves of gothic literature but belongs in the first wave. Scholars place works of literature into genres because they have certain characteristics and conventions; in gothic, these components work together to create a feeling of fear
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