Edgar Allan Poe(1809—1849) His Life His Works Reasons for Misunderstanding His View and Theme His theory of poetry His theory for short story His style His position His Life(P39-41) miserable childhood; foster child; entered University of Virginia at 17 but not finish; went to West Point but was dismissed; worked as editor of a number of magazines; wrote poetry, tales and reviews; unhappy marriage; poor all his life; His Works Famous American poet, short-story writer, and literary critic Most controversial and misunderstood in America Well received in Europe, England, Spain, esp. in France Literary output: some seventy short stories and a dozen poems A: Poems B: Short stories C: literary theory D: one full-length novel: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (1838) 《》 Poems 1 The Raven (1844) 《乌鸦》 2 Annabel Lee 《安娜贝尔丽》 3 The Sleeper 《睡美人》 4 A Dream Within a Dream 《梦中梦》 5 Israfel 《伊斯拉菲尔》 6 The Bells 《钟》 7 – 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》 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) 《毛格街血案》 4 The Fall of the 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》 9 The Tell-Tale Heart 《泄密的心》 10 William Wilson 《》 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 《》 15 The Masque of the Red Death 《红色死亡的化妆舞会》 literary theory (P42-43) The Poetic Principle <诗歌原理> The Philosophy position <创作哲学> Review of Twice-Told Tales 评霍桑的<故事重述> Reasons for Misunderstanding 1) As a perceptive critic, he wrote some scathing criticisms on distinguished literary figures. 2) His literary executor sullied his reputation after his death. His View and Theme (p43) 1) He concludes that “the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most p
