THE USE OF DYNAMIC AND TYPOLOGICAL METHODS IN THE WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE

Abstract

This article explores the use of dynamic and typological methods in the psychological poetics of Edgar Allan Poe’s prose. The study focuses on how Poe represents the evolution of mental states through inner monologues, hallucinations, and dual consciousness. Based on analyses of “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Black Cat,” “William Wilson,” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” the paper identifies and interprets four main psychological types – obsessive, dualistic, neurotic, and sadistic. Drawing on the theories of S.Freud, C.Jung, and E.Fromm, the article reveals the psychological depth of Poe’s characters and his mastery in dramatizing mental disintegration