Poe believed that all literary works should be short. "There is", he writes, "a distinct limit... to all works of literary art - the limit of a single sitting." He especially emphasized this "rule" with regards to poetry, but also noted that the short story is superior to the novel for this reason.

The essay states Poe's conviction that a work of fiction should be written only after the author has decided how it is to end and which emotional response, or "effect," he wishes to create, commonly known as the "unity of effect."

Once this effect has been determined, the writer should decide all other matters pertaining to the composition of the work, including tone, theme, setting, characters, conflict, and plot. In this case, Poe logically decides on "the death... of a beautiful woman" as it "is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world

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Frankenstein Chapter 2, Excerpt 2 By Mary Shelley Victor Frankenstein continues recounting the influences that lead to his great

kirill [66]

The texts mentioned in this excerpt, or rather the authors, would be a good topic to explore if you are assigned a writing project about Victor's interest in science. He was influenced by the writings of Cornelius Agrippa, Albertus Magnus, and Paracelsus. They were the "lords of his imagination". Who were these men? What did they write about? Why did he abandon them after speaking to the well-educated man about electricity? These authors are a great place to start, because they seem to have played a big role in Victor's interest in science.

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In Jane Austen's time, the law dictated that a man's property was inherited by his closest male heir instead of the women in his

maria [59]

The correct answer should be Fee Tail laws, but there were fee tails for women but they had to be specifically stated in a will.

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