A Posthumanist Reading of ‘The Sphinx’ and ‘Mesmeric Revelation’
This article proposes a new reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s two short stories ‘The Sphinx’ and ‘Mesmeric Revelation’. The moth/monster conversation in ‘The Sphinx’ dramatizes Poe’s speculation of the world. The monster-like cosmos is mysterious and elusive, however human beings endeavor to contain and...
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Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Current Swedish Archaeology |
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| Online Access: | https://publicera.kb.se/csa/article/view/18890 |