Genre
Poe's Stories
by Edgar Allan Poe

Poe's Stories: Genre 1 key example

Genre
Explanation and Analysis:

This collection of Poe's short stories is full of quintessential examples of the gothic horror short story genre. Gothic literature developed in the 18th century, originating with Horace Walpole’s 1764 novel The Castle of Otranto and spreading swiftly across Europe. The genre is characterized by a general sense of terror that permeates the given narrative, along with certain common elements such as gloomy settings, dysfunctional families, death, madness, and feelings of intense dread and suspense.