22/10/2025
Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher is often read as a quintessential Gothic tale, replete with spectral hauntings and supernatural dread. Yet, when examined through the lens of early 21st-century society and science, the story reveals an upsetting reflection on mental illness, family decay, and the limits of the medical knowledge at the time.
The Fall of the House of Usher Written by Edgar Allan Poe – reviewed by Circe Aguiar . Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher is often read as a quintessential Gothic tale, replete with spectral hauntings and supernatural dread. Yet, when examined through the lens of early 21st-centu.....
