Edgar Allan Poe 英语专业教学课件.ppt

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) father of modern short story father of detective story father of psychoanalytic criticism 1) Works Tales of the Grotesque and the Arabesque “MS. Found in a Bottle” C) “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” “The Fall of the House of Usher” “The Masque of the Red Death” “The Cask of Amontillado” The Raven Israfel Annabel Lee To Helen The Poetic Principle The Philosophy of Composition His theory on poems Poem should be short , concise and readable at one sitting; The aim of poem writing is beauty;( the most beautiful thing described by a poem is the death of a beautiful woman) The desirable tone of a poem is melancholy. Poe’s theories on Fiction A good fiction should only tells one event, which can be finished once. Fiction should stimulate readers and impress them deeply. It should have a consistent effect throughout the whole text. He showed in his fiction the impulse to self-destruction, the fascination with horrible catastrophe, whimsical and abnormal psychology. He depicted the inner world or psychology of his characters. Features: A. Gothic elements B. deep analysis of human psychology C. Precursor of detective stories and science stories Style: ordinary , traditional Language : mannerism 2) Life Famous American Poet, short-story writer and critic. Poe’s childhood was a miserable one. He lost both of his parents when still very small. His parents were actors. Later he was taken care of by John Allan, a wealthy merchant of Virginia. But the father and son enjoyed unhappy relationship together. At 17, Poe entered the University of Virginia but did not finish. He went to West Point as a cadet but was dismissed because of misbehavior. The tale, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841), an ingenious detective story, became the ancestor of the genre. His poem, The Raven, was an immediate success and has remained one of his most enduring works. He died, in myster