O terror e o horror em "The Black Cat"

Abstract

Literature is able to awaken in the reader a variety of emotions according to the effect sought in each literary work. This research presents an analysis of Edgar Alan Poe's short story "The Black Cat," which aims to point out elements of horror and horror literature used by the North American short story writer. Through a bibliographic study based on authors such as Smith, Clery, Hogle, Botting, Punter and France, it was possible to identify aspects of the Gothic literature present in Poe's story. To fulfill the purpose of this study, we initially developed a brief description of Poe's life, then it was explained how Gothic literature was consolidated and diffused, and then, finally, it was pointed out how the literature of horror and terror appears in " The Black Cat " and contributes to the unity of effect of doubt.