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June 14, 2026Zeitschrift für Anglistik und AmerikanistikOpen Access

Grotesque and Sublime Identities in Poe’s Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque

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EAElena Anastasaki

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Overview

Examines how Poe explores identity loss using grotesque and sublime modes, highlighting their tension.

Key Points

  • The research aims to analyze how Poe employs the grotesque and sublime to construct the notion of identity.
  • Literary analysis focusing on selected works from Poe including 'William Wilson' and 'The Man That Was Used Up'.
  • Utilizes Bakhtin's definitions of grotesque imagery to explore themes of identity and self.
  • Examining the relationship between the grotesque, sublime, and the narrative structure of Poe's tales.
  • Poe's works illustrate the tension between grotesque and sublime elements in identity formation.
  • The analysis reveals a dynamic interplay of self and environment, contributing to themes of personal alienation.
  • Poe's representation of identity is complex, reflecting both fragility and an ongoing process of construction.

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Elena Anastasaki (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2e45d5b1cc60ccdea8acebhttps://doi.org/10.1515/zaa-2026-3002
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