The Urge to Tell vs. the Need to Conceal: Confession as Narrative Desire in Poe’s “The Black Cat,” “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Imp of the Perverse”
Relying on Peter Brooks’ concept of “narrative desire,” the paper seeks to identify and explore its applicability and manifestations in three of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories: namely, “The Black Cat,” “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Imp of the Perverse.” Focusing on the role and nature of the narr...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Pardubice
2014-12-01
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| Series: | American and British Studies Annual |
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| Online Access: | https://absa.upce.cz/index.php/absa/article/view/2249 |