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By Susan Matassa - February 11, 2010

The Influence of Edgar Allan Poe's Predecessors... Domains in 'The Fall of the House of Usher' Structural Purposes and Aesthetic Sensations of... Sonnet “X” and “The Fall of the House of Usher” Uncertainty: Poe’s Means, Pynchon’s End The House of Usher: A Window to the Soul

In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” the phantasmagoric setting Poe creates not only serves as an exquisite background for the story, but also gives the reader insight into the mystery of the characters. Through Poe’s descriptive personification, the physical state of the mansion becomes representative of the mental state of the family of Usher and…

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