PPT-Edgar Allen Poe: The Man Behind the Horror

Author Study Page 194 Objectives Students will understand that word structure aids comprehension of unfamiliar and complex words Students understand that in dramatic works setting mood characters plot and theme are often revealed through staging as well as through narration and dialogue. 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 Definition. Gothic.  (. goth. -IK): a literary style . usually . portrayed fantastic tales dealing with horror, despair, the grotesque and other “dark” subjects. Gothic literature was named for the apparent influence of the dark gothic architecture of the period on the genre. Also, many of these Gothic tales took places in such “gothic” surroundings. . 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.. 1809 - 1849. Background. January 19, 1809: Born . to traveling actors . - Boston . Parents died before he was 3 yrs. old. Sent to live with . John Allan and his wife Frances . (tobacco businessman). Most opinion’s of Poe’s work: . A very vulgar writer.. A very dark and disturbed writer.. - Henry James: “the intellect of a highly gifted young person before puberty”. James W. . Gargano. . 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;. We will walk with our own feet. we will work with our own hands. we will speak our own minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson. Political and Social Milestones. The Louisiana Purchase - 1803. The Gold Rush - 1849. 11/30/15. stench. : . noun. . an offensive smell or odor; . a stink.. piteously. : . adverb. . evoking or deserving pity; pathetically. The Man Who Was Poe . Vocabulary. 12/01/15. basin. : . noun. . Poetic Principle. Reasons to study poetry: . 1. To learn creativity. 2. To make yourself more well-rounded. 3. To better understand yourself through understanding others. . 4. Aesthetics (beauty). 5. History. 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. 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. . Poe . the Author. Poe introduced . horror. . and . detective fiction. . This story was his . last. . story; published in . 1846. Poe’s . primary concern was . “unity of effect,” . which means that every element of a story should help create a single emotional impact.