The Narrative Techniques of Poe

The short story writer which I have chosen to research is Edgar Allen
Poe. After reading one of his works in class, I realized that his mysterious style
of writing greatly appealed to me. Although many critics have different views on
Poe's writing style, I think that Harold Bloom summed it up best when he said,
'Poe has an uncanny talent for exposing our common nightmares and hysteria
lurking beneath our carefully structured lives. ' ( 7) For me, this is done through
his use of setting and narrative style.
In many of Poe's works, setting is used to paint a dark and gloomy picture
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