Poe‟s Art of Portraying Pestilence: Metaphoric Silhouette in “King Pest”
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Death, Disease, Gothic, Grotesque, Pandemic Literature, Pestilence.Abstract
Poe‟s masterpiece from the „vanitas trilogy‟, “King Pest”, is a microscopic view of the gothic symbols that are unique to the writing style of the author. His work is an elaboration on the presentation of disease through royal figures that are influential beyond class and culture.
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2026-02-03
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Poe‟s Art of Portraying Pestilence: Metaphoric Silhouette in “King Pest”. (2026). Journal of International English Research Studies (JIERS), ISSN: 3048-5231, 4(1), 6-8. https://languagejournals.com/index.php/englishjournal/article/view/115
