Context, intention, and purpose in "The Yellow Wall-paper": a tale in the Poe and the Romantic tradition

George Monteiro is Professor Emeritus of English and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at Brown University and the author or editor of dozens of books of criticism, collections, and translations including Robert Frost and the New England Renaissance. In 1989 he was recognized by the Portuguese Government for Distinguished Contributions to the Study and Dissemination of Portuguese Culture with the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator.