Bibliograph

The fall of the house of Usher

Type

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Label

The fall of the house of Usher

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The fall of the house of Usher

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Edgar Allan Poe graphic novels

Summary

First published in a 1839 edition of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, The Fall of the House of Usher is the story of the declining physical and psychological health of the residents of the House of Usher-and the way in which the house itself reflects that. Gothic in theme and style, the story is an exemplar of Poe's philosophy of composition, which dictates that literary works should be short, methodological, and have a unity of effect wherein all the elements of the story are related and relevant

Target audience

adult

Classification