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How is Ligeia like and unlike the ideal woman as conceived by adherents of the cult of true womanhood?
In an essay about composing literature, Poe wrote the following: "the death, then, of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world--and equally is it beyond doubt that the lips best suited for such topic are those of a bereaved lover." What do you think he meant by this?How does "Ligeia" fit into this philosophy of literature? Consider how the narrator describes Ligeia, how he feels and what he thinks about her: what does the story suggest about the proper roles or characteristics of men and women?
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Ligeia was different from some women that Poe wrote about because she was very intelligent and independent and opinionated. She was not the typical woman that Poe wrote about. She was not...
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