PPT-Edgar Allan Poe/Ambrose Bierce

Early Life Poe born on January 19 1809 in Boston Massachusetts His mother Elizabeth Arnold Poe was a talented actress from an English theatrical family Because Poe s father David Poe Jr a traveling actor of Irish descent was neither talented nor responsible the family suffered financially After apparently separating from David Poe Elizabeth died in Richmond Virginia in 1811 The young Edgar though not legally adopted was taken in by a wealthy Scottish tobacco exporter John Allan from whom Poe took his middle name. Poe whose cloudy personal life is a virtual legend considered himself primarily a poet Business Man 1840 The story describes eight orderly business ventures the author becomes involved in BUSINESS MAN Method is the soul of business OLD SAYING I AM Poe whose cloudy personal life is a virtual legend considered himself primarily a poet For Annie 1849 One of Poes poems Opening lines Thank Heaven the crisis The danger is past brPage 3br For Annie Thank Heaven the crisis The danger is past And t Ambrose Bierce. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?). 10. th. of 13 children; lived in a log cabin in Ohio.. War experiences. Joined the 9. th. Indiana Volunteers at age 19. Saw action at Shiloh and Chickamauga. A. llan . Poe and Gothic Fiction. . Find . powerpoint. and video links on . www.rcovelli.weebly.com. Edgar Allan Poe. What do we know about him. ?. Lived 1809-1849. Write visual notes!. Watch. , listen, . Word. P.O.S.. Definition. Synonyms/Ex.. Juggernaut. N. Large, overpowering, destructive force or object.  . Cornucopia. N. An abundance; plenty.  . Highbrow. Adj. A person of superior intellectual interests and tastes. American Gothic Literature. Gothic literature began from the Gothic architecture of the Middle Ages.. Gothic architecture features:. Tall towers. Flying buttresses . Pointed archways. Vaulted ceilings. Gothic poetry. Lesson Objectives. To introduce Gothic poetry and the conventions and themes represented within this genre;. To demonstrate the poetic techniques used to convey the themes and concepts common to the gothic genre of poetry;. 1843. Summary. The Tell-Tale Heart is a powerful psychological thriller that gives an account of a murder from the perspective of its perpetrator, a deranged madman. The narrator plots to kill an old man to forever rid himself of his “Evil Eye”. For seven nights the narrator stalks the old man, waiting to catch his enemy-the eye-open. . PROOF ONE:. One of the main characters are named . Fortunado. . In the end, this character dies.. PROOF TWO:. Montressor. jokes that he is a mason when . Fortunado. asks for a sign, and . Monstressor. Poe . (. 1809-1849. ). By Joshua Y. Poetry Presentation. Background Music. Blu profondo. by . R. oberto Jonata. Introduction. Source: The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe Vol. I: Poems (Harvard University Press, 1969) . by: Altay, Shawn, Peter, and Justin. Pg. 211 “We had passed through walls of piled bones, with casks and puncheons intermingling, into the inmost recesses of the catacombs”. Pg. 212 “We passed through a range of low arches, descended, passed on, and descending again, arrived at a deep crypt, in which the foulness of the air caused our flambeaux rather to glow than flame.”. EDGAR ALLAN POE. 1809-1849: . Only lived 40 years. Born in Boston Massachusetts. Mother died at a young age; Father abandoned the family. Taken in by a family in Virginia but never adopted. Wealthy uncle left him a fortune. Do . you. like reading stories or watching films that frighten you? Why/why not?. What is the best horror story or movie that you have ever seen? Write a few sentences about it in your notebook and explain briefly what happens.. Activator: What’s Love Got to do with It? . Much of Edgar Allan Poe’s literature focuses on his inability to get over the loss of his romantic love after the death of his wife, and motherly love after the death of his mother. For this reason, the speakers within his poetry will convey a tone and mood that is distinct to these emotions. Before we can study these things in Poe’s work, we must analyze how we view love and heartbreak in our own culture. .