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A Hopeless Endeavor: The Quest for Knowledge in “The Fall of the House of Usher”

Name: A Hopeless Endeavor: The Quest for Knowledge in “The Fall of the House of Usher”
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Author: Anna Poppen
ISBN: 978-3-656-71776-8

Term Paper, 2012

20 Pages, Grade: 1,0

Anna Poppen (Author)

Excerpt

1. Introduction

2. Cultural and Epistemological Background of “The Fall of the House of Usher”
2.1 Historical and Cultural Background
2.2 Concepts of Epistemology in the 17th and 18th Century

3. The Quest for Knowledge in “The Fall of the House of Usher”
3.1 The Failure of Rationalism
3.2 The Failure of Anti-Rationalism
3.3 Poe’s Version of the Sublime

4. Conclusion

5. Bibliography

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Title: A Hopeless Endeavor: The Quest for Knowledge in “The Fall of the House of Usher”
College: Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Grade: 1,0
Author: Anna Poppen (Author)
Year: 2012
Pages: 20
Catalog Number: V278563
ISBN (eBook): 9783656717768
ISBN (Book): 9783656717751
File size: 483 KB
Language: English
Keywords: hopeless, endeavor, quest, knowledge, fall, house, usher”

Quote paper: Anna Poppen (Author), 2012, A Hopeless Endeavor: The Quest for Knowledge in “The Fall of the House of Usher”, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/278563

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