埃德加.爱伦坡 ppt.ppt

The Fall of the House of Usher 厄舍古厦的倒塌 Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (埃德加·爱伦坡) Three parts I Biography II Main works III Historical position I Biography( ( 1809 ~ 1849 ) ( I ) Poe's Childhood a He was born in Boston on Jan 19, 1809 . b His father died when he was 2 years old. c He went to the University of Virginia in 1826,but quit school less than a year later because of drinking heavily . 两岁丧父,童年凄苦,沉迷酗酒,大学肄业。( II ) A Struggling Writer a In 1831, He submitted stories to many of magazines and they were all rejected. b In 1835, Edgar finally got a job as an editor of a newspaper . c In 1840, he started his writing career and published his first detective story . d In 1843 , He tried to start a magazine but failed and he could barely make a living . 求职受阻,写作致富,身价百万创业失败,工作不稳,勉强度日。( III ) Final Days a His wife died in 1847, 10 days after his birthday. b After losing his wife, Poe collapsed from stress and was also in poor health . c He died in October 7, 1849 with some uncertain reasons. 爱妻辞世,心伤难愈,晚年孤寂。病魔缠身,饮恨西归,死因不明。. II Main Works ? Gothic (歌特) story ? Detective story ? Poetry Gothic Story a The Masque of the Red Death (红死病的假面舞会) b The Fall of the House of Usher (厄舍古厦的倒塌) c The Angel of the Odd (奇怪天使) d The Devil in the Belfry (钟楼魔影) e The Oval Portrait ( 椭圆形画像) f The Man That Was Used Up (被用光的人) g King Pest (瘟疫王) Detective Story a Thou Art the Man (你就是凶手) b The P urloined Letter( 被窃之信) c The Mystery of Marie Roget( 玛丽·罗杰疑案) d The Murders in the Rue Morgue( 莫格街谋杀案) f The Gold-Bug( 金甲虫) g The Oblong Box (长方形箱子) Poetry a To Helen ( 致海伦) b To One in Paradise (致乐园中的一位) c The Sleeper( 睡美人) d The Valley of Unrest( 不安的山谷) f The City in the Sea( 海中之城) g Silence, a ( 十四行诗) ——静 h The Raven (乌鸦) The Raven (乌鸦) It tells of a talking raven 's mysterious visit to a distraught l