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(1809-1849)Edgar Allen PoeEdgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809.He was an American author,poet,editor,and literary critic,considered part of the American Romantic Movement.Best known for his tales of mystery and the death,he is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction story.He was also the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone,resulting in a financially difficult life and career.I.Life ExperienceII.Major WorksIII.Literary Position IV.AppreciationV.Comments on Poe His childhood was miserable.He lost both of his parents when he was very young and then he was adopted by a wealthy merchant,John Allan.Poes relation with the Allans was unhappy.He entered University of Virginia and then West Point but did not finish.He worked as editor and writer most of his life and he was always poor.At 27,he married his thirteen-year-old cousin.He died,in mysterious circumstances,in 1849.I.Life ExperienceA:PoetryA:PoetryB:ShortstoriesB:ShortstoriesC:LiterarytheoryC:LiterarytheoryD:onefull-lengthnovel:D:onefull-lengthnovel:The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym(1838)The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym(1838)The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym(1838)The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym(1838)亚瑟.戈登.皮姆的故事 II.Major WorksA:Poetry1 The Raven (1844)乌鸦乌鸦2 Annabel Lee 安娜贝尔丽安娜贝尔丽3 The Sleeper 睡美人睡美人4 A Dream Within a Dream 梦中梦梦中梦5 Israfel伊斯拉菲尔伊斯拉菲尔6 The Bells 钟钟7 Sonnet To Science 十四行诗十四行诗-致科学致科学8 To Helen 献给海伦献给海伦9 The City in the Sea 海中的城市海中的城市made Poe famous as a poet B:Short Stories1 MS.Found in a Bottle(1833)瓶中手稿瓶中手稿2 Tales of the Grotesque and the Arabesque (1839)荒荒诞诞奇奇异异的的故故事事3 The Murders in the Rue Morgue(1841)毛格街血案毛格街血案4 The Fall of the House of Usher 厄舍古屋的倒塌厄舍古屋的倒塌5 The Cask of Amontillado 一桶白葡萄酒一桶白葡萄酒6 Ligeia 丽姬娅丽姬娅7 The Purloined Letter 窃信案窃信案8 The Man of the Crowd 人群中的人人群中的人9 The Tell-Tale Heart 泄密的心泄密的心10 William Wilson威廉威廉.威尔逊威尔逊11 Black Cat黑猫黑猫12 The Imp of the Perverse变态的小鬼变态的小鬼13 The Gold Bug金甲虫金甲虫14 The Mystery of Marie Roger 玛丽玛丽.罗热疑案罗热疑案15 The Masque of the Red Death 红色死亡的化妆舞会红色死亡的化妆舞会C:LiteraryC:LiterarytheorytheoryThe Poetic Principle The Philosophy of Composition Review of Twice-Told Tales 评霍桑的III.LiteraryPositionIII.LiteraryPositionnForerunner of western decadent literaturenForerunner of aesthetic literaturenExplorer of abnormal psychologynFather of psychoanalytic criticismnPath-breaker of American detective novelnFather of modern short story Short Story FeatureslGothic elementsldeep analysis of human psychologylstyle:ordinary,traditionalllanguage:mannerism（怪怪癖）癖）IV.AppreciationLiterary style and themesPoes best known fiction works are Gothic.His most themes deal with questions of death.Many of his works are generally considered part of the dark romanticism school.The The Gothic Gothic novel,novel,or or“Gothic“Gothic romance”romance”flourished flourished through through the the early early nineteenth nineteenth century.century.Authors Authors of of such such novels novels set set their their stories stories in in the the medieval medieval period,period,often often in in a a gloomy gloomy castle,castle,and and made made plentiful plentiful use use of of ghosts,ghosts,mysterious mysterious disappearances,disappearances,and and other other sensationalsensational（骇骇 人人 听听 闻闻 的的）and and supernatural occurrences.supernatural occurrences.V.Comments on PoeEmersonEmersonEmersonEmerson dismissed dismissed dismissed dismissed him him him him in in in in three three three three words words words words“the“the“the“the jingle jingle jingle jingle man”man”man”man”(打打打打 油油油油 诗诗诗诗 人人人人)，Mark Mark Mark Mark TwainTwainTwainTwain declared declared declared declared his his his his prose prose prose prose to to to to be be be be unreadable.unreadable.unreadable.unreadable.And And And And Whitman Whitman Whitman Whitman was was was was the the the the only only only only famous famous famous famous literary literary literary literary figure figure figure figure present present present present at at at at the the the the Poe Poe Poe Poe Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Ceremony in 1875.Ceremony in 1875.Ceremony in 1875.Ceremony in 1875.Not Not Not Not accepted accepted accepted accepted before before before before French French French French symbolists symbolists symbolists symbolists like like like like Charles Charles Charles Charles Pierre Pierre Pierre Pierre Baudelaire Baudelaire Baudelaire Baudelaire (1821-1867)(1821-1867)(1821-1867)(1821-1867)and and and and MallarmMallarmMallarmMallarm .Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe is the most controversialcontroversial and the most misunderstoodmisunderstood literary figure in the history of American literature.“我我不不在在乎乎我我的的作作品品是是现现在在被被人人读读还还是是由由子子孙孙后后代代来来读读。我我可可以以花花一一个个世世纪纪来来等等待待读者。读者。”Thank you
