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June 02 , 2008

Edgar Allan Poe 's Interpretation of Beauty , Love , and Death

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most distinct authors of all time . His contribution into the world of literature became a significant manifestation of the society 's perspective towards beauty , love , and death . His interpretation of these three factors can be seen as symbolic and magnificent in many aspects of being because he uses other forms of images and literary symbols to discuss the essence and meaning of love beauty , and death

. The concept of love , beauty , and death were treated spontaneously in Poe 's article entitled Ligea as a basis of continuous process of mortality . Therefore , love , beauty , and death are factors of reality that most of the time , two people used to experience - it is a justification of natural phenomenon that happens in nature of humankind

In stature she was tall , somewhat slender , and in her is the person of Ligeia (Poe 1544 ' The narrator of the story described the beauty of his loved one . He wanted to show the perfection of the girl that he loved as he illustrates the beauty not only physically but all about the girl . This is how Poe described the concept of beauty . Because of his journey in different places , Poe became connected to this aspect of life that is common to people . However , he did not only state the idea in a common ground but with a special attack to make his creation new to the readers . Poe 's attack towards the issue of love is full of complexities but he makes sure that he supported it with evidences and basis from his characters and the setting of the story . For Poe , beauty and love are interrelated factors that could not be meaningful without the concept of one another

An intensity in thought , action , or speech was possibly in her a result , or at least an index of that gigantic volition which , during our long intercourse failed to give other and more immediate evidence of its existence (1546 ' For Poe , love is an intensive denomination of being . It is a simple discussion of feelings for many of us but Poe illustrates love in a more romantic and uplifting way to describe the emotions of the narrators or personas of his literary pieces . Poe does not only use simple thoughts of love through his experiences and observations but also through the help of natural images that can be seen as a connection to the idea of love that he is trying to convey . He also used relativistic theories and concepts to gather evidences to the life and impact of love towards human

On the other way around , Poe 's discussion of death is in indirect manner . He stated his creation or production of death in his story through the images of nature and other symbolic factors of death . And again , and again , in secret communion with my own spirit , would I demand the questions Who...