Hellenic Allusions in "Berenice"

Over the past few decades, Edgar Allan Poe's “Berenice” has been investigated from a number of different perspectives; in fact, scholars have particularly connected this story to the author's biography. Poe's choice to name his main protagonist Egaeus, fact which may indicate a Hellenic influence on the author's literary production, has not been overlooked. However, even in meticulous studies such as Silverman's seminal A Never-Ending Remembrance, one can observe that Poe's engagement with the Hellenic past in “Berenice” has not been examined in depth. My most recent publication aims to delineate Hellenic allusions that are apparent in the tale, offering an additional connection between Poe's narrative and ancient Greece which has not been sufficiently emphasized by relevant literature in this field of Poe studies. You may find my article here


Works Cited

Tsokanos, Dimitrios. "'My Baptismal Name is Egaeus': Assessing Hellenic Allusions in Poe's 'Berenice'." Verbeia. Revista de Estudios Filologicos 2.1 (2017): 214-223.