Dr. Jay Mehta

Dr. Jay Mehta

     Department of English organized guest lecture by Dr. Jay Mehta for 4 days. Jay Mehta is formal of English Department MKBU. Dr. Jay Mehta has great skill to teach E.A Poe's Short Stories. He has talked about Poe's short stories like....

>The Tell Tale Heart 

>The Black Cat 

>The Fall of the House of Usher 

>The Cask of Amontillado 

>The Purloined Letter

>The Gold Bug

     As we know thar Edgar Allan Poe is the master of Macabre. He is famous for horror, fear, bloodshed, lie and various psychological abnormalities. He gave a new concept to see the world.

Characteristics of Poe's Short stories:

-Writer of Diction language

-Autobiographical elements in his writing

- Great creator of suspense

- Inner conflict in characterization

- Balance in head and heart

- He brings the poetic in short stories

- Death and darkness of human mind

- Tone of melancholy and sadness

- Singularity of effect- A skillful artist