<P> `` The Black Cat '' is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe . It was first published in the August 19 , 1843 , edition of The Saturday Evening Post . It is a study of the psychology of guilt , often paired in analysis with Poe 's `` The Tell - Tale Heart '' . In both , a murderer carefully conceals his crime and believes himself unassailable , but eventually breaks down and reveals himself , impelled by a nagging reminder of his guilt . </P>
<P> `` The Black Cat '' is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe . It was first published in the August 19 , 1843 , edition of The Saturday Evening Post . It is a study of the psychology of guilt , often paired in analysis with Poe 's `` The Tell - Tale Heart '' . In both , a murderer carefully conceals his crime and believes himself unassailable , but eventually breaks down and reveals himself , impelled by a nagging reminder of his guilt . </P>
what is the poem the black cat about
what is the poem the black cat about
study of the psychology of guilt
study of the psychology of guilt