The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (1838)
《亚瑟.戈登.皮姆的故事》
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A: poetry
made Poe famous as a poet
1 The Raven (1844) 《乌鸦》
2 Annabel Lee 《安娜贝尔丽》 3 The Sleeper 《睡美人》
An unhappy youth: at 17 went to the University of Virginia but did not finish, an appointment to West Point but was dismissed （fired）less than a year later
15 The Masque of the Red Death
《红色死亡的化妆舞会》
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厄舍古厦的陷落 Page 10
C: Literary theory
The Poetic Principle <诗歌原理> The Philosophy of Composition
<创作哲学> Review of Twice-Told Tales
edgar allan poe 爱伦坡简介 ppt课件
A poet, short story writer, and literary critic
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Poe’s mother
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Edgar Allan Poe（1809—
1849）埃德加.爱伦.坡
Part I. Life Experience Part II. Major Works Part III.Literary Position Part IV.Appreciation Part ments on Poe
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B: Short stories
1 MS. Found in a Bottle (1833)
《瓶中手稿》
2 Tales of the Grotesque and the Arabesque (1839) 《荒诞奇异的故事》
3 The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841)
A bitter and mysterious death: in 1847, wife died of tuberculosis（肺结核）, in 1849, died in mysterious circumstances
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Part II. Poe’s Major Works
A: Poetry B: Short stories C: Literary theory D:one full-length nove House of Usher
《厄舍古屋的倒塌》
5 The Cask of Amontillado 《一桶白葡萄酒》
6 Ligeia
《丽姬亚》
7 The Purloined Letter 《窃信案》
8 The Man of the Crowd 《人群中的人》
评霍桑的<故事重述>
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Part III. Poe’s literary position
Forerunner of western decadent literature Forerunner of aesthetic literature Explorer of abnormal psychology Father of psychoanalytic criticism Path-breaker of American detective novel Father of modern short story
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A struggling life: in 1833, became an editor of Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond, lost the position because of excessive drinking and an inability to meet deadlines, managed to regain the job in 1835, at 27, married his 13 year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, drifted for several years as editors in different magazines but remained poor all his life
“Nevermore”永不再
4 A Dream Within a Dream 《梦中梦》
5 Israfel 《伊斯拉菲尔》
6 The Bells 《钟》
7 Sonnet – To Science 《十四行诗--致科学》
8 To Helen 《献给海伦》
9 The City in the Sea 《海中的城市》
9 The Tell-Tale Heart 《泄密的心》
10 William Wilson 《威廉.威尔逊》
11 Black Cat 《黑猫》
12 The Imp of the Perverse 《变态的小鬼》
13 The Gold Bug 《金甲虫》
14 The Mystery of Marie Roger 《玛丽.罗热疑案》
This daguerreotype（photo） of Poe was taken in 1848 when he was 39,a year before his death
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Part I. Life Experience
A miserable childhood: born in Boston, both parents died within two years after his birth, taken into the home of John Allan in Virginia（弗吉 尼亚州）, had an unhappy relationship with his foster father