Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque

ISBN-13: 9781543240771 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 278 str.

Poe Edgar Allan;Sir Angels

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When its publication was announced in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, its one-line description said that its title "pretty well indicates their stories'] character." There has been some debate, however, over the meaning of Poe's terms "Grotesque" and "Arabesque." Poe probably had seen the terms used by Sir Walter Scott in his essay "On the Supernatural in Fictitious Composition." Both terms refer to a type of Islamic art used to decorate walls, especially in mosques. These art styles are known for their complex nature. Poe had used the term "arabesque" in this sense in his essay "The Philosophy of Furniture."