EDGAR ALLAN POE 18091849 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 ID: 712103
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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 fortuneSlide4
More background
Married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia
Clemm
First publication was “The Raven
”
in 1845
Wife
died in 1847
from
tuberculosis
Poe died in
1849
from his lifestyle; he often drank way too much and would binge on alcohol for days.
Extreme Gambler – In crazy debt!Slide5
Famous for…
Creating tales of mystery
Inventing the detective story
Creating unreliable narrators (narrators who lie and deceive)
Both short stories and poetrySlide6
Time periods
A time of diseases and early death in America
Tuberculosis (TB): Disease spread through the air that affects your lungs. Kills more than 50% of people if not treated.
Fever, chills, sweats, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue
Masque of the Red Death = A country with TBSlide7
Gothic literature
Setting- Considered a character
Castles, large old buildings, abandoned places
Gloomy, scary places with secrets of their own
Author describes the setting with great detailSlide8
Gothic literature
Clowns/Jesters- Break the tension, add humor (comic relief)
Protagonists: Often evil, lonely, angry
Characters usually cut off from outside world
Lots of foreshadowing!
Decay and Decline: The situation becomes worse. The future becomes bleaker and more full of doom as the story goes on!Slide9
PSYCHOLOGY OF GOTHIC LIT
Victim and Victimizer
Victim often obsessed with the victimizer: masochistic / masochism
Impenetrable walls: physical or psychological
Upward and downward movements: both in the story and the physical settingSlide10
Famous works
“The Raven”
A poem about a raven (a bird) who drives a man insane through constantly reminding him of a his ex-lover, Lenore.
One of the most famous poems ever written!
“Nevermore” Slide11
Famous works
“The Fall of the House of Usher”
“The Masque of the Red Death”
- mask versus masque
“The Cask of Amontillado”