Social and Psychological Disorder in the Works of Edgar Allan Poe

Presents essays that examine psychological disorders featured in the works of Edgar Allan Poe discussing such topics as obsession, sadism, and motiveless murder.

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This title offers an in-depth examination of colonialism as presented in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart, as well as contemporary perspectives on this issue. Discussions include the use of language to convey status and power, the clash of Igbo and European cultures, the loss of personal identity, and the different faces of neo-colonialism.