PPT-Edgar Allan Poe

The Fall of the House of Usher Elements of the Gothic Gothic literature takes its themes of terror darkness from Gothic architecture Gothic architecture is a style of building that was popular in the Middle Ages from about the twelfth to the fifteenth century . 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 Poe: Planning . for Writing The Raven. The Raven . and the Peak of Tragedy (excerpt). Edgar Allan Poe – a biography (excerpt). The Raven. Texts. Gain deep understanding of the text. Answering text-dependent questions . Biography, Methods, The Gothic and Psychological Perspectives. A Difficult . L. ife. Born 1809 to traveling actors. Father abandons mother shortly after he’s born. Mother dies of consumption (tuberculosis) when he’s 2. 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). poe. All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream. biography. He was Born 19 January 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts . He attended the University of Virginia in 1820 – 1827 and was expelled for not paying back his gambling . 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;. poe. All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream. biography. He was Born 19 January 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts . He attended the University of Virginia in 1820 – 1827 and was expelled for not paying back his gambling . Edgar Allen Poe. One the greatest and unhappiest of American poets, a master of the horror tale, and the patron saint of the detective story. Edgar Allan Poe first gained critical acclaim in France and England. . 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) . Of Edgar Allan Poe was unknown until…. now.. By. : . GATE 7. Biography of . Edgar Allan Poe. Enter the enigmatic world of Edgar Allan Poe if you dare…. Edgar Allan. Poe. Family Tree. Timeline. ABC Biography. The Poe family was abandoned by. David Poe (Edgar’s father) when Edgar was very young.. Both David and Elizabeth Poe, Edgar’s parents were actors.. Soon after, when Edgar was only three, his mother died of tuberculosis (TB), called “Consumption” in those days.