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Edgar Allan Poe
Inhalt
Introduction
Chronology of Edgar Allan Poe's Life and Work
Historical Context of the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Cask of Amontillado
The Black Cat
Ligeia
The Masque of the Red Death
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Purloined Letter
The Gold-Bug
Ms. Found in a Bottle
A Descent into the Maelström
The Pit and the Pendulum
William Wilson
The Raven
Lenore
To Helen
Ulalume
The Bells
Annabel Lee
To -- -- -- --
The Valley of Unrest
The City in the Sea
The Sleeper
A Dream Within a Dream
Dream-Land
Dreams
Silence
Eldorado
Israfel
For Annie
Sonnet -- To Science
A Dream
To -- -- -- --
Romance
Spirits of the Dead
To Helen
Evening Star
Alone
Notes
Interpretive Notes
Critical Excerpts
Questions for Discussion
Suggestions for the Interested Reader