Edgar Allan Poe

1、Edgar Allan Poe Group members: 张彩虹 张美菊 张雯君 张竹芳 ContentsContents Life Experiences Main Works Position Appreciation-The Raven Life ExperienceLife Experience a miserable childhood was adopted by John Allan an unhappy relationship entered the University but didnt finish went to West Point but was dismis

2、sed at 27 he married his 13-year-old cousin her death in 1847 left him a bitterer life died in mysterious circumstances, in 1849 This plaque marks the approximate location where Edgar Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Poes mother Love for His Wife 12 years later, Virginia died, which made Poe d

3、eeply sad for several months. A friend said of him, the loss of his wife was a sad blow to him. He did not seem to care, after she was gone, whether he lived an hour, a day, a week or a year; she was his all Shortly after Virginias death, Poe courted several other women. Even so, Frances Osgood, who

4、m Poe also attempted to woo, believed that Virginia was the only woman whom he ever loved. 萧伯纳曾声称：萧伯纳曾声称：“美国出了两个美国出了两个 伟大的作家伟大的作家埃德加埃德加 爱伦爱伦 坡坡 和马克和马克 吐温吐温。”但是，在美国文但是，在美国文 学界再也找不到一个比坡更加命学界再也找不到一个比坡更加命 运坎坷的大作家了。他的一生大运坎坷的大作家了。他的一生大 多在同命运搏斗的逆境中度过。多在同命运搏斗的逆境中度过。 一八四九年十月初，坡连续几天一八四九年十月初，坡连续几天 处于谵妄状态，弥留之际大

5、呼处于谵妄状态，弥留之际大呼 “上帝保佑我！上帝保佑我！”就此饮恨以终。就此饮恨以终。 这一呼声凝聚了他对坎坷半世的这一呼声凝聚了他对坎坷半世的 悲愤。悲愤。 Main works Poems: The city in the war 海中之城海中之城 To Helen 致海伦致海伦 The Raven 乌鸦乌鸦 Annabel Lee 安娜贝尔安娜贝尔.李李 The Bells 钟声钟声 The Sleeper 睡美人睡美人 A Dream Within a Dream 梦中梦梦中梦 Israfel 伊斯拉菲尔伊斯拉菲尔 Sonnet To Science 十四行诗十四行诗-致科学致科学 T

6、ales of the Grotesque and Arabesque 述异集述异集 a collection of short stories tales two kinds Horror Ratiocination（推理） “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” 莫格街谋杀案莫格街谋杀案 “The Gold Bug”金甲虫金甲虫 “The Black Cat” 黑猫黑猫 “The Cask of Amontillado” （红色死亡假面舞会）（红色死亡假面舞会） “Ligeia”丽姬娅丽姬娅 “The Fall of the House of Usher” a st

7、ory in Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque “The Purloined Letter”被窃的信件被窃的信件 “The Mystery of Marie Roget” 玛丽罗杰谜案玛丽罗杰谜案 Position -Forerunner of western decadent literature(颓废文学）颓废文学） Forerunner of aesthetic literature Explorer of abnormal psychology Father of psychoanalytic criticism Path-breaker of

8、American detective novel Father of modern short story AppreciationThe Raven The Raven is a dark reflection on lost love, death, and loss of hope. The poem examines the emotions of a young man who has lost his lover and who tries unsuccessfully to distract himself from his sadness through books. Book

9、s, however, prove to be of little help, as his night becomes a nightmare and his solitude is shattered by a single visitor, the raven. Through this poem, Poe uses symbolism, imagery and tone, as well as a variety of poetic elements to enforce his theme of sadness and death of the one he loves. The c

10、haracters and imagery were divided into two conflicting aspects of light and dark. Almost everything in the poem reflects one world or the other. Another image of light would be the lamplight the character uses to light his chamber, his refuge from the darkness of the outside. However, The Raven, as

11、 well as the dreary December night shows signs of darkness. These images of light and darkness go even further to represent life and death, the mans hope of an afterlife with Lenore and his fear of everlasting loneliness. The Ravens symbolic meaning A. it symbolizes disaster and misfortune. B. it may symb