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1、,Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 October 7, 1849),Edgar Allan Poe 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 macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story

2、and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.,Fictions:

3、 黑猫（The Black Cat） 一桶阿蒙蒂亚度酒（The Cask of Amontillado） 莫斯可漩涡沉溺记（A Descent Into The Maelstrom） 弗德马先生案例的真相（The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar） 厄舍府的没落（The Fall of the House of Usher） 金甲虫（The Gold-Bug） 丽姬亚（Ligeia） 红死病的面具（The Masque of the Red Death） 莫尔格街凶杀案（The Murders in the Rue Morgue） 椭圆画像（The Oval P

4、ortrait） 陷阱与钟摆（The Pit and the Pendulum） 过早的埋葬（The Premature Burial） 失窃的信（Purloined Letter） 焦油博士和羽毛教授的对话（The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether） 告密的心（The Tell-Tale Heart）,Pomes: 艾尔阿拉夫（Al Aaraaf） 安娜贝尔李（Annabel Lee） 钟声（The Bells） 海中之城（The City in the Sea） The Conqueror Worm A Dream Within A Dr

5、eam Eldorado Eulalie The Haunted Palace 致海伦（To Helen） Lenore 帖木尔（Tamerlane） 乌鸦（The Raven） 尤娜路姆（Ulalume）,Literary Style& Themes,Poes best known fiction works are Gothic, a genre he followed to appease the public taste. Many of his works are generally considered part of the dark romanticism genre, a l

6、iterary reaction to transcendentalism. Poe wrote much of his work using themes specifically catered for mass market tastes. To that end, his fiction often included elements of popular pseudoscience（伪科学） such as phrenology（骨相学） and physiognomy（相面术）.,Poes writing reflects his literary theories, which

7、he presented in his criticism and also in essays such as The Poetic Principle. He disliked didacticism and allegory, though he believed that meaning in literature should be an undercurrent just beneath the surface. He believed that quality work should be brief and focus on a specific single effect.

8、To that end, he believed that the writer should carefully calculate every sentiment and idea.,Poes wife Virginia is often assumed to be the inspiration for Annabel Lee.,ANNABEL LEE,It was many and many a year ago， In a kingdom by the sea，That a maiden there lived whom you may knowBy the name of ANNA

9、BEL LEE；And this maiden she lived with no other thoughtThan to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child，In this kingdom by the sea；But we loved with a love that was more than loveI and my ANNABEL LEE； With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me.,And this was th

10、e reason that, long ago，In this kingdom by the sea，A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling my beautiful ANNABEL LEE；So that her highborn kinsman came And bore her away from me，To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in the heaven， Went envying her and meY

11、es！That was the reason（as all men know， in this kingdom by the sea）That the wind came out of the cloud by night，Chilling and killing my ANNABEL LEE.,But our love it was stronger by far than the loveOf those who were older than weOf many far wiser than weAnd neither the angels in heaven above，Nor the demons down under the sea，Can ever dissever my soul from the soulOf the beautiful ANNABEL LEE. For the moon never beams , without bringing me dreamsOf the beautiful ANNABEL LEE；And the stars never rise, but I see the bright eyesOf the beautiful ANNABEL LEE；And so，a