Pillai, Johann https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1655-9856
Article History
Accepted: 30 July 2024
First Online: 28 April 2025
Declarations
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: This text comprises my own, independent, original work; all sources have been cited meticulously, and all copyrighted material in it has been utilized under Fair Use. The text of Poe’s “The Sphinx” is public domain; copyrighted editions referred to are cited in the footnotes and references. There are no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose, and this essay is not under consideration in any other publication venue.