Abstract
Freud’s concept of the uncanny is one of the most popular psychological terms that are applied to literature. Freud himself applied it to certain literary stories in his paper that carry the same title. This paper is explring Freud’s definition of the concept and its main features. As Edgar Allan Poe, in his works, is highly interested in horror, it makes his work ideal for the study of the uncanny. This paper deal with two well-known poems: “ The Haunted Pallace” and “ The Raven”, as they demonstrate the use of the uncanny to show how it works in certain literary works.
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References
- . Gioia, Dana. “On Edgar Allan Poe’s the Raven”. http://danagioia.com/essays/reviews-and-authors-notes/on-edgar-allan-poes-the-raven/ Retrieved on November 12, 2020. Page 1 of 1.
- . Freud, Sigmond. “The Uncanny”. https://uncanny.la.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/freud-uncanny_001.pdf. Retrieved October3, 2020.
- . Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Haunted Palace”. https://poets.org/poem/haunted-palace. Retrieved October 3, 2020. Page 1 of 1.
- . Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Philosophy of composition”. https://www.eapoe.org/works/essays/philcomp.htm . Retrieved October 10, 2020. Page 1 of 1.
- . Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Raven”. https://poets.org/poem/haunted-palace. Retrieved October 3, 2020. Page 1 of 1.
Abstract
Freud’s concept of the uncanny is one of the most popular psychological terms that are applied to literature. Freud himself applied it to certain literary stories in his paper that carry the same title. This paper is explring Freud’s definition of the concept and its main features. As Edgar Allan Poe, in his works, is highly interested in horror, it makes his work ideal for the study of the uncanny. This paper deal with two well-known poems: “ The Haunted Pallace” and “ The Raven”, as they demonstrate the use of the uncanny to show how it works in certain literary works.
Keywords
References
- . Gioia, Dana. “On Edgar Allan Poe’s the Raven”. http://danagioia.com/essays/reviews-and-authors-notes/on-edgar-allan-poes-the-raven/ Retrieved on November 12, 2020. Page 1 of 1.
- . Freud, Sigmond. “The Uncanny”. https://uncanny.la.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/freud-uncanny_001.pdf. Retrieved October3, 2020.
- . Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Haunted Palace”. https://poets.org/poem/haunted-palace. Retrieved October 3, 2020. Page 1 of 1.
- . Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Philosophy of composition”. https://www.eapoe.org/works/essays/philcomp.htm . Retrieved October 10, 2020. Page 1 of 1.
- . Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Raven”. https://poets.org/poem/haunted-palace. Retrieved October 3, 2020. Page 1 of 1.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Original Articles |
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| Publication Date | August 15, 2021 |
| Acceptance Date | March 5, 2021 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2021 Issue: 10 |
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IBAD Journal of Social Sciences I (online) ISSN 2687-2811