Explain how women are objectified in Annabelle Lee or Ligeia in light of Poes statement, which follows. In The Philosophy of...

I am not sure if
Poe's statement in "" is an example of the sexual objectification of women.  Is Poe's
statement that the death of a beautiful woman is "the most poetical topic in the
world" equivalent to saying that a woman is merely an object to be used for a man's sexual
gratification?  Or is he saying that a beautiful woman's death is catastrophic because of the
totality of her beauty, both physical and spiritual?

In "" the
descriptions of the beauty of the narrator's lover are brief and rather unremarkable.  She is
twice referred to as "beautiful," and there is a mention of her "bright
eyes."  This hardly sounds like objectification to me.

What we do find
is a strong spiritual love between Annabel Lee and the narrator.  They loved each other
"with a love that was more than love."  Their love was so strong that the "winged
seraphs of Heaven / Coveted" them.  The love of these two youths for each other was
"stronger by far than the love / Of those who were older."

For
further information, take a look at the second link below.  You will find there a list of
factors that can be used to determine if a person is being objectified.