Edgar Allan Poe constantly attempted to criticize contemporary society through a number of his works. His satire is unmistakable in various tales, and readers can infer that Poe may have considered destruction and annihilation as the only way for absolution. In this concept, the American author goes back to Hellenic and Latin antiquity and he skillfully incoporates allusions in order to mask his criticism. For a reading of Poe's "Mellonta Tauta", "The Colloquy of Monos and Una" and "The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion" in this context see my recent article here.
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