高一年英美文学爱伦坡-乌鸦 Edgar-Allen-Poe-and-The-Raven PPT

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and achievements
Introduction
a miserable childhood
entered the University but didn’t finish went to West Point but was dismissed
at 27 he married his 13-year-old cousin
I. Life
fiction, father of
Cps.yfcahthoearnoaflytiwscteosrtieesrn; detective
criticism;
Important Points
• 1. Poe’s major works. • 2. Poe’s literary characteristics
高一年英美文学爱伦坡-乌鸦 Edgar-AllenPoe-and-The-Raven PPT
E.A. Poe (1809—1849)
Poe’s mother
Edgar Allan Poe
A. novelist, poet,
cBr.itgico;od at writing
Gothic and detective
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Introduction
Poe enjoyed respect and welcome in Europe
His reputation was first made in France
Poe's influence was considerable in Spain, Italy, Germany and Russia.
Today, his works are read with appreciation and understanding.
Introduction
Shaw’s evaluation of Poe's achievement
Hale Waihona Puke Baidu
a critic, a poet,
"the greatest journalistic critic of his time"
was adopted by John Allan
an unhappy
relationship
her death in 1847 left him a bitterer life
died in mysterious circumstances, in 1849
Introduction
a villain with no virtue
tales Horror a collection of short stories
two kinds
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
« 述异集» “The Black
Cat”
《黑猫》
“The Cask of Amontillado” (红色死亡假面舞会) “Ligeia”《莉盖亚》 “The Fall of the House of Usher”
Poe’s Major Literary Works
poems 1) “The Raven” 《乌鸦》
2) “Annable Lee” 《安娜贝尔·李》 3) “The Sleeper” 《睡梦人》
4) “A Dream Within a Dream” 《梦中梦》
5) “Sonnet—To Science” 《十四行诗—致科学》 6) “To Helen” 《致海伦》 7) “The City in the Sea” 《海中的城市》earlier entitled The Doomed City 《衰败的城市》
Ratiocination(推理)
“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” 《莫格街谋杀案》 “The Gold Bug”《金甲虫》
“The Purloined Letter”《被窃的信件》 “The Mystery of Marie Roget” 《玛丽罗杰谜案》
works
2. horror 3.negative thoughts of science
III. Gothic Novel
The Gothic novel, or “Gothic romance” flourished through the early nineteenth century. Authors of such novels set their stories in the medieval period, often in a gloomy castle, and made plentiful use of ghosts, mysterious disappearances, and other sensational and supernatural occurrences; their principal aim was to evoke chilling terror by exploiting mystery, cruelty, and a variety of horrors.
Literary theory
The Philosophy of Composition 《创作原理》 The Poetic Principle 《诗歌原则》
Themes
1. death – predominant theme
“Poe is not interested in anything alive. Everything in Poe’s writings is dead.”
an evil genius
Emerson: "the jingle man"
Whitman: “its narrow range and unhealthy, lurid quality” (不丰富的选 材和不健康、可怕的质量)
He was understood by critics and other writers in America.
his poetry is “exquisitely refined“(精致优雅)
a short story writer his tales are "complete works of art"
a great writer of fiction, a poet of the first rank, and a critic of insight
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