Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Literature - Modern Literature, grade: 1,3, University of G ttingen (Philosophische Fakult t), course: Beyond Principle and Philosophy: Edgar Allan Poe as an American Author, language: English, abstract: In this paper, it will be argued that this emphasis on visual sensations is directly related to the violence against women as it exposes the murderers' motives and drives, their course of action as well...