Comparative study of Edgar Allan Poes masculine figures in the works Eleanor (1841) and Morella (1835) through the transforming character of the Great Feminine Archetype
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Edgar Allan Poe, Ánima, Archetype of the Great Feminine, The TransformerAbstract
Femininity has always had a prominent role not only in the life of - but also in the work of Edgar Allan Poe. This paper examines the transformative-character of the Great Feminine archetype by means of the masculine protagonists in the two short stories we will focus on. The goal is to uncover how female phenomenology occurs in the masculine psyche.
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